The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-10 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERJV RAILWAY OF CANADA•

Yesterday the half yearly general meeting of the English
proprietors of the Great Western Railway of Canada was,
held at the London Tavern; Mr. Robert Gill, president of
the company, in the chair. The report, which was takeut
as read, affords much information relative to the arrange.
ments fora mutually beneficial interchange cf traffic be
tween this line and the Grand Trunk of Canada and other,
railway companies. The total outlay on capital accoun
for the opened lines, during the last half year, has been
£213,426 14s 6d, all of which has been expended !_
completing certain unfinshed portions of the line, and la
providing rolling stock, buildings, and sidings, to acorn;
modate the increasing traffic. This forms a portion Pt
the total sum of .e 444,399 4s 7d, estimated to complete
the main line. The net revenue from the working
of the line, during the last half year, after deducting
interest upon the company's bonds, and upon the advance,
from the province of Canada, and adding the surpl2:,
from last half year, amounts to the sum of £148,078
9s 2d currency, which is equal to to a dividend at the rat;
of more than 10 per cent per annum on the share capital
but out of this has to be paid to government, as a sinking
fund to provide for the redemption of the goverunle
loan, a half yearly sum of .e 14,083 6s 7d, leaving
balance actually available for dividend £134,813 2s
out of which the directors recommend the payment ni.l!
dividend at the rate et 9 per cent per annum, which s!ald
absorb £130,238 Os sd, leaving a balance to be care-if
forward of £4,575 2s 23. The gross revenue for the b!
year has been £393,880 12s, showing an increase over t'ioef
corresponding half year, ending 31st January, 1856,;ig
£62,118 15s Sd. The gross traffic for the year, ert,4r
31st January, 1857, was .749,631 14s 61 ; for the r'.es
ending 31st January, 1856, £581,455 12s 7d—incce3,n,
£168,176 Is lid. The Chairman, in moving its adop'w.ie
said he liad nothing to add to it, but he sliould be cOlif
ready to give any further explanation of their affatcsa y
the proprietors desired. The cost of their working -1.5
was just three times the amount the English direct
to
were led to expect in the first instance. Daring fornv
progress of this expenditnre, the directors could co
exercise a passive control over the outlay, but at hia:#l
instigation the railway now in operation was restr
to a single line, and the result had shown that he watg
wrong in his calculations. The traffic had been oil
accommodated, and the directors had been enahllti
divide two 6 per cent. dividends, while this half
the dividend would be at the rate of nine per
err
per annum upon the paid np capital of the comP
At the same time the proprietors must shortly look teio
increase of outlay. He estimated that it would rellit
£50,000 more to give the districts of this company lid
railway accommodation they had a right to expect, if
that he entertained the poetic ideas which formerly P,l
vailed on railway extensions : he was rather guided brori,
more practical data of a dividend, and unless he conicity
every prospect of increasing—not merely keeping urnol
existing dividend, he would be no party to any additlij
expenditure of capital. (Cheers.) But at present he
of
little apprehension upon that point. Their line had me
sibsidiary streams of traffic opening up to it ; and if ill
consumption of agricultural and other produce went °fled
the United States at the present ratio, he saw °Ts),
prospect of a large increase in their returns. (Che!ol,
The United States drew largely upon Canada for its agrif to
tural supplies, and that fact was an important eleineiob
consider when calculating the future of a line like this, seau,r,
formed the main highway between the two countries. (Pwiol
hear.) The shareholders were no doubt aware that an atj c,
calamity had overtaken a convoy on their line; it V 1,36„0o 3
fault of the servants of the company, but an act of God, he
that circumstance somewhat relieved the pain which "
first announcement of the accident caused the directati;
The cause of the accident was a broken axle of ttiid
engine drawing the train, and no human foresight c°`;ol
have averted it. (gear) Having gone into a compartsoi
of the cost of working the Great Western of Canada fi.ag
similar railways in this country, he concluded by moo,
the adoption of the report. The motion gave rice to 5,"01
discussion, but it was ultimately carried. and a diviuetly
at the rate of 9 per cent, declared on all shares on, f,
London register, payable on Wednesday the 6th of Nlto,
The usual compliments were then voted to the ofgela
directors, and chairman, and the proceedings terminalel

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN it

RAILWAY TRAIN.

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At the Central Criminal Court yesterday William - err
alias Cohen, alias Neery, 18, butcher, was indicted °.
with intent
ttoheincuarpdietarlhoiffme.ncemorf.wpoauynndeinpgroAs2lefruetdedß. uciuklrer:,sieighti
counsel for the prisoner. The charge was preferred nuer
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very extraordinary circumstances. The prosecutor, wb_°,..
a respectable young man, it appeared, on the evening ori.
sth of March, was in a second class railway carriage, q:
the North London Railway, on his way to HanaPateead
intending to get out of the train at the Hampstead road
station. The prisoner was the only other occupant of
eut,
ing, and shortly before it arrived at the station, theelilre
carriage, and it seemed that, as the train was
soner asked the prosecutor what o'clock it was, eau
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pu led out his watch and told him. The prosecutor t!of
it appeared west to the window, and was in the sOoli
lookinr, out, when he felt a severe blow upon the neck, site
upon turningb round he saw that the prisoner had a °lot
in his hand. He was about to stab him with it9,o
he seized the blade, and a violent SQL We took place bet"
them, the prosecutor holding the knife ail the tip
and in his endeavours to pull the knife away his
was severely cut. The prosecutor screamed rna,r'tllo
and " help !" and continued to struggle with
prisoner until the train stopped, and the Pr' for
was then given into custody by the prosecaror
stabbing him. The prisoner declared that to
prosecutor had attempted to stab him, and said tiled
had only stabbed him in self defence, but the pros"- d
A fe
declared that this statement was utterly false. A. 0011
formidable knife used by butchers, and which is
among them by the name of a trimming knife, and ")44.,
was covered with blood, was picked op in the 0,1 so
and the prisoner upon seeing it, said that it 04.1 osit
belong to him, but to the prosecutor. It was „loci':
upon the person of the prosecutor being exe-nieet that he had received a most severe wound in tbe;bil
which had gone close to the carotid artery, arIL", 111
had evidently been made by a violent stab tu-joall.,
passed through four thick pieces of a scarf that wasfottP,
the prosecutor's neck at the time. There was 0-00/
proceed
wound of a serious character in the right arm, whie-vele,
also the result of a very violent stab, and there were i,or,
wounds upon other parts of his person, When the Pr'-fe
was at the police station he gave a false name, lot re, 10
to give his address, stating that he did not irev,
parents to know that he was in trouble. Ul3°-fostl:
being searched only a halfpenny in money was
fir
upon him, and it appeared that he had no railway
Mr. Sleigh addressed a very few observations to We'd I°
on behalf of the prisoner, and merely endear:Ore,
show that they might acquit him of the capital co ot
and only find him guilty of the lesser offence (4104
with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Mc. iste!),l
Williams having summed up, the jury almost inaine-„e;
found the prisoner Guilty of the minor c P.
wounding with intent to do grievous bodily bar'
was sentenced to be transported for life.

LONDON HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.--The 1/48 b°° It
devoted to this delusion in London has closed its 0°„0
,70;situ
has dwindled down into a temporary office and dAroug°,°'
for out patients. We hear much of the success of "bort;
house. Like
and y
e taltlh friendsequac
sufficient funds to support a hospital, even at like all
ke r ofe tihte
hhausmhbaudg el at:dna:it wri ge
quackeries, it has been supported by the shal,'",. 00,1
and credulous on one side, and the charlatan all,;°n- oPh-
the other. Such alliances are invariably bro`it-T oft)
either the eyes of the one are opened, or the 'Vac.'"
other not gratified. Lancet. pp!
FATAL POLKA.--A few nights fling ter'
ago, an even vssla and ball took place at the Bayswater Tavern, So
to which were invited several of the nobleln:- stbeAlt
gentlemen's domestics of the locality ; amongst of
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a young girl in the service of Sir Joshua Walnisigasce;
Westbourne Terrace, in the course of the second
to her
which happened to be a polka, she complained hut gW
partner of slight indisposition, and sat down —nd shy
had scarcely done so when her head fell forward' acilate°4
was a corpse. A medical gentleman was imwep fer.
sent for, who gave it as his opinion that death Ws"
disease of the heart.
Our c°7 of°
THE LATE SHIPWRECK AT BHIDLINOTON.--
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vessels in general are too often mere trash, an Oif
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frequently either completely overloaded, or posseri;ostf:
a small quantity of ballast. A most melancnolY nino'•
tion of our statement took place a few days s'o,,iefor
Bridlington, near Hull. During a strong S.E• °,1700
small billyboy schooner came ashore south of the brae
of Of that place. She came into the bay and auch° OP;
the afternoon. She soon dragged her anchors.
light and small, all the seafaring people felt assur`oefer:
she would come up high and dr they would not'
fore, take the lifeboat out. The vessel got into bacacif
The coast guard, as usual, were on the alert re,iglitos
render assistance, but late at night the vessel's ,o't
suddenly disappeared. It was then ascertained tuoarr,
had foundered with all hands, four in number, oH„,aiv° 4
The loss of the vessel is attributed solely to her unfo, svo
thiness." She was the schooner Venus, of Sandwi,,, yet or
was ctuit7) rotten, and had been condemned want:7oo4
ago. It is believed that, judging from the appear 14,
her bows, that they had actually been pulled otl A;otev,,
anchors,Ecausing her, of course, to founder iml.l.3e,l'sirell
liez signal was for a pilot, and not that 01 101:5
Surely there ought to be a government inspect
ports of anylimportance, and no vessel allow
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seqiwithout his3certificatek of .seaworthinessAlo
respect.

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