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neryonshire end, the Prince, accompanied by Mr.
Stephenson, traversed the roof in the • same direction.
It is slightly curved to allow the water to run off,
and reminds us very much of the deck of a vessel or
the too of some gigantic omnibus without a
" knifeboard.. " The view from iV is magnificent,
and, no description can do it jptice. Arrived
at the south, or neat end of 4he bridge, the
Royal Nrty descended to the water's edge, and sur-
veyed from beneath the gigantic proportions of the
whole structure. This gives by far the best and most
imposing conception of its true magnitude ; for, like
St. Peter's, Rome, and other masterpieces of archi-
tecture, sat are the relations of each part to the
other, and/so severe and simple the style in which the
w $ le has been designed, that at a distance the stu-
pe. $ e s dimensions are not. appreciated,. and except
fr* 'eneath there is no way of inspecting it as a
• e close at hand, There you can look up and see
. t it is. To alltessapt any description of it now
would be useless r forfes far as it can be described it
already has been, and those who have not visited it
are sufficiently familiar with its form through the me-
dium of illustrations ; but there are some striking facts
with regard to it that may be mentioned, and that will
help to give an idea of what a personal inspection can
alone enable one fully to appreciate. When the best
method of raising the tubes was first discussed some
thought that it should be done as speedilpa possible—
that the hydraulic presSes should be set in action without
any attempt to support by packing underneath the
lift, which they accomplished, and that any risk
from the failure of tackle in baying each tube sus-
pended without support should be . encountered. In
this way the lifting might have been done ia twenty-
four hours, whereas it took three weeks. Mr. Ste-
phenson, after due consideration, adepted the safe
course. He made the sii foot, lift tbe,press occupy,
a period cf three hours',3anclitte ritiagiind Packing
underneath were carried on so simultaneously that the
tubes were never for a moment left without support.
The bursting of the press, a few days after operations
were commenced, proved the wisdom and necessity of
his caution. Had he not exercised it the Britannia-
bridge would never have been completed, and it was
no doubt with feelings of justifiable pride that he yes-
terday showed to her Majesty and the Prince the frac-
tured cylinder, which has been placed on apedestal near
the bridge—a monument of the prudent skill which
watched over its construction. Another illustration
of what this work is may be drawn from the fact
that the chains used to raise the tubes were ten inches
square each, or about the thickness of a man's body,
and that, notwithstanding that enormous strength,
in the process of lifting they stretched an inch and
a half, returning to their old dimensions when the
pressure was withdrawn. The elasticity of iron was
known previously, but had never been tested on so
grand a scale before, and it certainly does give a
tremendous impression of this bridge to know that
the most massive wrought iron tackle " gave" in the
progress of it almost like Indiarubber. Not only
did the chains yield, but through the iron wall of
the cylinder, ten inches thick, the water oozed like
perspiration wrought out from its pores by the
enormous power exerted. Of the strength of the
tube Mr. Stephenson gives the following satisfactory
assurances :—He states that a line-of-battle ship might
be suspended from the central point between either
pair of towers, without injury to the structure ; that
it would bear at those points a pressure of 5,000 tons;
and that, although sawn completely through, a rail-
way train could still be run across with perfect safety.

SCOTLAND.
The Britannia tubular bridge was ye*rday tl
object of a special visit, and a minute insp-cti6n by
her Majesty and the Royal Family. Mr. Robtin
Stephenson, the engineer, and the Chester and Holy-
head Railway Company, the proprietors of the
gigantic structure, may well feel proud of .tkesou3-
piiment paid to them. In the case of Mr. 41.40e4-
son it marks with the highest sanction the gsnius
which enabled him to conceive and the exedittiVe

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Anders Magnu3 Brini,Esq., merchant, M.P. for Stockholm,

Robert Gillman; Esq.; Bucklerebury
P. M. Loven, Esq., merchant, Stockholm

ability which he displayed in completing a work
so stupendous. The railway company may also
congratulate themselves on an event which worthily
signalizes their enterprise as a commercial body,
and at the same time calls attention to one of the
grandest manifestations of our industrial energy as a
people.
There must surely be some mystical influence about
that little island of Anglesea, that the desire to bind
it to Great Britain has called forth the two'most
wondprful engineering triumphs of the century.
One Would fancy that alarm had been felt jest it
should, some dark stormy night, drift away down
the Channel, or perhaps float over, with an easterly
gale, to Ireland; or coalesce with the isle of Man,
and snake that ancient kingdom once more formid&
able. It certainly is a remarkable testimony to the
indomitable spirit of this country that, to compre-
hend a little island in our general system of uninter-

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The extension of the railway system on the continent, its introduc-
tion into Denmark, Norway, and Russia, countries immediately
surrounding Sweden, has rendered it indispensable, in a national
point of view, that the latter should no longer be isolated from the
grand chain of European communication.
To meet this necessity the Government of Sweden has granted a
concession for the construction of a seres of trunk and branch lines,
adequate to the internal necessities of the kingdom, and to its foreign
traffic.
The construction of a Grand Trunk Line between Stockholm and
Gottenburg has been, in the first instance, determin ,d on, compris-
ing an extent of 350 miles,• by which means the great design of
uniting the Baltic and the North Seas will be accomplished, and, in
connexion with the line about to be established across Denmark, the,,
journey from St. Pcteriburgh to London will be accomplished in ha
time—tithe octlppietWat:..prasealta_the navigation of the Sound wilr
be arblided ;- and consequently the payment—of-810t1 nttes,
together with a saving of freight, insurance, and the delay- of a long
voyage up the. Baltic. The port of Gottenburg, on the North Sea,
being accessible during a greater nortion of the year than the Baltic
ports, the navigation to the north of Europe will be continued until a
much later period in the year than at present ; the Russian traffic
from Western Europe and America would, in summer from choice,
and in wint.r from necessity, add largely to the traffic of this Line.
The object of the present Company, is the construction of the first
section of this Grand Trunk line, to the extent of about 88 English
miles, between Roping and Halt, which will connect the two prin-
cipal lakes of Sweden, Wenern, and Malarn ; the remainder of the
route, between Stockholm and Gottenburg, will be accomplished for
the present by the steam-boats through the lakes.
The concession for the first section has been obtained from the
Government of Sweden, for a term of 40 years, with a guarantee of
5 per cent., on a capital of 416,678/., thus offering to the capitalist
a highly profitable investment secured on the faith of one of the
most responsible Governments in Europe, without any public debt
whatever, and with an annual surplus revenue.
From the annual sum of 20,8331. thus gstaranteed by the Go-
vernment, 4 per cent. per annum will be paid to the shareholders,
and the remainder will be, applied to create a sinking fund to re-
deem the entire capital at the expiration of forty years.
It is important to obserre that the shareholders will be entitled to
the enure profits of the railway, which, it is confidently expected,
will reate from 8 to 10 per cent. per annum.
Contracts have been entered into with a responsible English con-
tractor, front whom security has been taken for the execuaon of the
entire works of the line, and to provide all the rolling stock, plant,
and workshops necessary for the efficient working of the railway, on
such terms as will secare the execution of the whole, the payment
of all preliminary expenses, cost of management until the opening
of the line, and 4 per cent. interest to the shareholders during the
period of construction, for the amount of the capital of 416,6701.
Full powers are granted to the Company of esta,_ lishing an electric
telegraph, with the usual privileges attached thereto.
Four per cent. interest will be allowed to the Shareholders on
their calls, from the day of payment, during the period of con-
struction.
The payment of interest and dividend will take place at Stockholm,
Gottenburg, Paris, and London, at a fixed rate of exchange of twelve
rix-dolars banco to the I/. sterling.
Applications for shares, is th+ accmnpanying form, to be made
to Messrs. R. and J. ;Sutton, 22, Royal Exchange, London.

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rupted land traffic, we should thus bridge over an

arm of the sea, and, at an enormous cost construct
works to which the greatest architectural achieve-

talents- of ancient times are mere child's play. The
truth seems to be, that as in agriculture a wealthy
territorial aristocracy has placed at the command of
practical men the experimental results of amateur
farming, vin our marlins srte have iachting, and for
the improvement of our horseflesh racing and
hunting, so, thoagh in a larger and grander sense,
the mechanical genius of this country has a
fancy development and a favourite arena for
display. Wins: Lord's grounds are to the cricketer
or Wool wict marshes to the artilleryman,
or the floor of the House to the statesman, or what
the boards of old Drury once were to the great tra-
gedian, suet is the Menai Strait to the civil engineer.
The extraordinary beauty of the scenery enhances
the splendour of his achievements, and blue hills and
rushing vater, the variegated banks of the Strait, the
broken outlines of the mountainous horizon softened
by distance, mansions and humbler dwellings gleam-
ing in tie sunshine, and ships gliding along with the
current, all shed their influences on his triumphs.
For de last generation Telford hung his graceful iron
web ecross the Strait, and it remains an enduring
monument of his genius; but those were days of ordi-
nary roads and slow locomotion, and it was reserved
for Robert Stephenson, the son of the man who more
than any other founded our iron highways and put
steam power into harness, to show what in our times
engineers can do in carrying out that vast railway
system with which their professional fame is now so

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Picture painted by Winterhalter, by command of her Majesty, called
" THE FIRST OF MAY, 1851." The Picture represents an inci-
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Majesty from the Opening of the Great Exhibition, and contains the
last Portraits of her Majesty, HALM Prince Albert, 11.R.11. Prince
Arthur, and the Duke of Wellington.

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Indissolubly associated.
The way in which the Britannia tubular bridge
was first suggested to Mr. Stephenson's mind forms a
most, instructive portion of its history, and may fairly
claim a space in this narrative. When the Chester
and Holyhead Railway was first farmed tea plan
conternplated for crossing the Strait was a splendid
iron bridge on two arches, the proportions of which
may be conceived when it is stated that, whereas the
span of the central arch of the Southwark-bridge, the
largest of the kind in the world, is 240 feet, Mr.
Stephenson proposed that the span of each arch in this
instance should be 450 feet. The cost was to be
200,0001., and in consideration for so large an outlay
—at such a point the Government of Sir It. Peel
consented, by an act unprecedented in the history of
English railways, to pay 20,0001. a year, during seven
years, for the transmission of the mails. This
arrangement still holds, but, unfortunately for
the company, the Admiralty objected to the
bridge, as likely to obstruct the navigation of the
Strait, and the consequence was that (his bridge plan
being condemned) Mr. Stephenson, as ergineer,
found himself in what the Yankees call a "regular
fix." The idea of an iron tube then occurred to him,
but the expense of constructing it was so enormous
that, it is said, could he have been permitted to fill
up the Strait with a solid embankment of masonry
1,850 feet long, 160 feet high, and containing about
5,000,000 cubic yards of material, he would have
found it cheaper and far easier to do so. This will
give some idea of the strong necessity under which
the Britannia-bridge was projected, of the magnitude
of an undertaking which left such a preferable alter-
native, and of the difficulties which Englishmen will
surmount in the prosecution of enterprises to which
they have once committed themselves. The Chester
and Holyhead Company constructed this great tube
at a cost of 700,0001., and they receive from Govern-
ment the annuity of 20,0001. for seven years, granted
to them in consideration of a design involving only
a 200,000/. outlay. The original shareholders have
never had a penny of dividend upon their shares,
and the packet-service to Dublin, which they formed
in connexion with their line, after having been
brought by them to the highest perfection, is still
entirely dependent for its support on the passenger
traffic across the Channel. The mail contract, having
been exposed by the Government to public competi-
tion, was given (perhaps rightly in principle) to the
Dublin Steam-packet Company, without any refer-
ence to the enormous cost of the great tube. Will
that cost be eventually covered, and this marvellous
enterprise, in the long run, compensate those en-
gaged in it ? Let us hope it may. Paxton has been
laying out a park close to the bridge, which looks as
if a new town where intended to be formed there—a

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in the above undertaking ; the whole of which, or any les; number
that may be allost,d to me, I agr, c to accept and pay the suns of
21. per share thereon when requested so to do, and to abide by the
statutes of the Company.
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lie maintains that it i 4 more rigid than the ordinary
permanent way of earthwork, and further, that it is
stronger for the work it has to do than the rails in
use on the different lines throughout the country. Mr.
Stephenson explains with great clearness how this
wonderful strength of the Britannia-bridge, which is
double that of the Conway, arises; but the account
of it would involve mechanical details more intricate
than seems appropriate in such a narrative as this, and
the bare statement is therefore given. On leaving to
resume their seats in the train the Royal children took
with them several bits of stone and brick as memen-
toes of their visit, and Prince Albert, turning to Mr.
Stephenson, said to him, "It is a stupendous work,
and an honour both to you and to the company." In
his recent work "on metalwork and its artistic de-
sign," Mr. Digby Wyatt alludes to the Britannia-
bridge as possessing the highest merits for the severe
grandeur and noble simplicity of its style. An in-
spection of it more than confirms the justice of his
encomiums. The vastness of its proportions, the
absence of all attempts at frivolous ornamentation,
the grave character of the outline forms, and the
gigantic scale of the dimensions, uninvaded by any
extravagance, all lead the mind of the spectator back
to the sombre and stately relics of Egyptian architec-
ture. The huge lions that guard the entrances are
in harmony with such associations, and if on closer
inspection the mysterious sphinx-like air of repose is
found wanting, perhaps a wakeful-looking animal
best befits our times, when everybody is compelled to
keep his eyes as wide open as possible, and when even
the Pyramids would not be tolerated, unless they
could be put to better service than the safe custody
of mummies.

Surplus ...

RECEIPTS.

Government contract
Freight:—
Outward ...
Intercolonial...
Homeward ...

... £23,362 3 4
... 3,516 16 10
... 40,669 13 6

Passage moray:—
Outward ...
Homeward ...

... 47,480 16 4
... 19,020 14 11
... 51,941 7 2

From the Britannia Strait the royal train sped its
way, at eleven o'clock, with all possible dispatch
southward, its occupants receiving at every available
point in their progress the hearty tributes of a loyal
people. In their rapid drive they passed over the
lines of no less than six railway companies, the ma-
nagement of each assuming the responsibility of so
precious a freight in turn, and all discharging their
duties with the most praiseworthy punctuality, and
without the slightest centre temps. As far as the
Saltney Junction, on the Chester and Holyhead
line, Mr. Trevithick and Mr. Binger, of the London
and North-Western Company, who work the line,
hid the charge. Then the care of the train passed
to the Shrewsbury and Chester Company's officials,
who brought it to Shrewsbury through fine ro-
mantic scenery, and glimpses of beautiful valleys
like that of Llangollen, at about two o'clock. Here
the royal party received a very warmhearted welcome
from the inhabitants, collected in great numbers in
and around the statioe, which was most tastefully fitted
up for the occasion. A loyal address was presented
to bee Majesty, who was received by the Earl of
Pawl's and the Yeomanry Cavalry of the county.
After a short delay for luncheon, the train proceeded
along the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line to Wol-
verhampton, which it reached at about 20 minutes
past three. There, again, the station was crammed
full of loyal subjects, and nicely decorated. The
Marquis of Aeglesea, Lord Wrottesley, Lord
Lewisham, and Mr. Thortiely, M.P., were on the
platform to receive her Majesty, and the inhabitants,
by their chief meeistrate, presented a dutiful address,
from which the following is an extract :
" Your Majesty will not fail to perceive, in this im-
mediate neighbourhood, the signs of an industry which,
although not improving its appearance, yet adds essca
ashy to the wealth of the country.
" Wolverhampton is the centre and metropolis_ of
.8r
district in rch,oh morn than a third of million Of your
Majesty's subjects are employed in vartous occupations
connected with the manufacture of iron and
. hardware..
We are happy to inform your Majesty that. this
very large population is now fully
. employed, and in the
enjoyment of ample supplies of the necessaries and com-
forts of life."
Between Wolverhampton and Birmingham the
view from the train presented a striking contrast
' to all that had preceded it. Nature has not
been kind to the surface of the " Black Country,"
but for external beauty has supplied mineral
wealth and an immense and industrious popu-
lation, living and prospering in an atmosphere
and on a soil which. suggests, even in the daytime, vi-
sions of PAlldelal They cheered their Sove-
reign most lustily, and showed the greatest anxiety
to obtain even a glimpse of her as she passed. Cap-
tain Huish, Mr. Norris, and the other officers of the
North-Western Company, having brought the train
in safety to the break which leads to the broad gauge
and the newly-opened Birmingham and Oxford line,
the Royal party were at once transferred to the care
of the Great Western directors and their chief
officers, who were in attendance. Mr. Brunel him-
self took charge of the engine, and, having traversed
at a rapid rate and without the slightest casualty the
remainder of the journey, her Majesty and the Royal
Family reached Windscr in perfect safety at a quarter
before seven o'clock.

sort of Brighton for the busy toilworn population of
Lancashire. That will help somewhat; and, should
Ireland ever prosper, the company must share her
improving fortunes
The Royal party left the Penryn Arms at half-
past nine o'clock, in carriages, and proceeded by the
turnpike road to the suspension-bridge. Standing
at the north end of the Britannia tube, and looking
along the Strait towards Telford's great work, for
some minutes nothing could be seen of the illustrious
travellers ; and the salutes fired from different
points on either chore, the echoes of which were pro-
longed among the hills, alone indicated that they
were coming. It was a magnificent October morn-
ing, the night-misi being lifted up like a veil from
the face of the landscape, and the mountains, with
Snowdon chief among them, being clear and well de-
fined on the horizon to their remotest summits. The
tide was flowing high through the Strait, covering
everything that it was desirable to conceal, and even
threatening two or three little houses perched upon
islet rocks in the channel. The faint sound of a
cheer reaching the tuba indicated th it the Queen
was crossing the suspension-bridge, which is about a
mile off, as the crow flies. Straining the eye-
sight at that distance, the Royal carriages could
islet be se.Pn, four in number. and ditnio7;l,e(l to a
size appropriate to Qaeen Mab's rather than Queen
Victoria's stable. A louder cheer welcomed the ar-
rival of her Majesty in Anglesea ; then, after a few
minutes waiting, the scarlet-coated outriders were
observed heading the cortege, which received, as it
passed along, the greetings of the peasantry pic-
turesquely grouped at different points. It went on to
Llanfair station, which is about three-quarters of a
mile from the north entrance of the tube, and there,
on alighting and entering the train, the Royal party
were received by a guard of honour belonging to the
Welch Fusileers, the regiment which very appro-
priately at Bangor and ether points in the Princi-
pality has performed the military duties attendant on
the Queen's visit. The Fusileers exhibit at their_ne
bead, with characteristic Cambrian pride, a vearyonby
white goat, presented to them some__ yearst
phgenson
her Majesty. At Llanfair station M
met the Royal party, and it was arrantg:ebde
her
Majesty should go through the %haat
the
state carriage, detached from the engine,,rinee nenfdl'llsraaisve9n
bygmen, while Prince Albert,
theld ascend to the roof
and a portion of the suite
tube Welch side. This
of the tube, and walk alohngt
was accordingly done,
wasspent efor e he
her royal Majesty party
separated some little time
Solt eepohheanosi oo
1,
thr
who explained to them
e
and the Prince in conversantiotnhewsitph M. e
ot
material, and the
principles on which the bridge was constructed—its
strength, the distribution of the
leading details by which so vast an undertaking was
A train had passed through
successfully completed.
minutes before the arrival of
pity that they lost the op-
portunity which this afforded for seeing what is, per-
haps,
the most wonderful sight connected with this
marvellous work. Looking through tbe tube, which is
I,Bsofeet long, you see the firebox of the engine gleam-
ing as it advances from the other extremity. You hear
the throb of the locomotive, and the reverberation of
the iron; the shriek of the steam-whistle startles you
with its almost demoniacal expression ; and, as you
listen and gaze, a mass of sound, gradually accumu-
lating to a perfect hurricane, swells upon the ear,
while the brightening glow of the furnace and the
majestic progress of the engine fill the eye and im-
press the imagination. It is a fine and an imposing
sight to see an express train sweep by, but the effect
is increased a hundredfold in the Britannia-bridge,
and should be tested by all who visit it. While the
Queen passed slowly through the tube to the Car-

TER LATE COLLISION ON THE NORTH BRITISH
RAILWAY.—We understand that a judicial investigation
into the cause of the fatal collision which took place on this
railway on Friday evening has .
been going on during Mon-
day and yesterday. The investigation is conducted by Mr.
Sheriff Gordon and Mr. Lothian, procurator fiscal; but
from the difficulty of procuring accurate information, it is
impossible as yet to say what the result of the investigation
may be. The engineman and stoker of the mail train,
were so far recovered as to be able to attend the judicial
examination on Monday. The other passengers who were
injured by the collision are also progressing favourably.—
Scotsman.

The issue of the 5 per cent. preference shares of
the Norwegian Railway took place yesterday, and, although
they had been previously quoted 2 to % premium, the price
was now discount to par. An evidence is thus afforded
that the number of new schemes daily brought out is greater
than the public are prepared to accept; and, however strange
the fall may appear in an instance like this, it is not unsatis-
factory that it should have occurred, since it will show that
there is a limit that must be ohserved in the production of
foreign undertakings, however intrinsically sound. There was
a serious decline this afternoon in almost all the new stocks
and shares, which will probably give a wholesome check to
a multitude of projects in preparation.

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The half-yearly general meeting of proprietors was,
held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bi,hopsgate-
street, Captain Shepherd, deputy-chairman, preAding,
when the report was unanimously adopted. The di-
vidend declared was 21. per .share free of income-tax,
but a shareholder (Mr. Ridgway) contended that,
looking at the profits, the rate of distribution timid
have been larger. In answer to this, Mr. Shepherd, the
deputy-cbairinan, who presided, stated that, the-di-
rectors desired to exercise prudence in their Manage-
ment and to place the undertaking on a thorough
stable basis before they increased the dividend. They
bad not-yet completed their fleet of vessels, and there
were also other arrangements to be perfected. After
some general obseivatiotiq, the dividend and accounts
were then agreed to--Sahjoined is an abstract of the
report : .
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" The working anceunt for the first half-year,of the
current, year does not admit of exact comparison with -
that for-the corresponding, periodof 1851, as contains
the revolt 'of sire voye
g es instead of foui, as in the
first half of last besides additional receipts and ex-
penditure.occasioned by the employment intercolonially
of lir& ships, Which'. had been previously en-
gaged in Transatlantic service. Moreover, the
increased consumption of fuel necessary to main-
tain the present rate of .speed, and the hither
charge for coal freight, arising from scarcity of
vessels occasioned, by their extensive engagement for
emigration purposes,.render such comparison still more
inapplicable. These circumstances have, of course, had
an influence on both sides of the account; but it.is satis-
factory that the result shows, on. .the six months, an
augmentation in receipts of 38,4361., while the additional
expenditure is only 35,97 8/. Respecting the latter it may
be proper to explain, that to meet the increased risk
from the large increase of the company's fleet, it hair-
been considered expedient to raise the sum, rannue.lly
placed to the credit' of the insurance fund from 25,000/. ,
to 45,0001, and the additional 10,0001. for the first half
of this year is accordingly charged. The expenditure for
provisions' has been considerably augmented by the
additional voyages performed, and by the greater num-
ber of 'passengers conveyed. The charge for general
service and stations' has been increased by enlarging
the company's premises at Southampton to carry on •
more extensive repairs of ships and machinery con-
sequent upon the Brazil and River Plate communi-
cation, and also by an outlay upon the wharfs at
St. Thomas and Jamaica. Adverting to the credit
side of the account, there is a greater re-.1
ceipt under every head of freight and passage money,.
• outward," intercolonial,, and homeward,' affording
evidence of the success that continues to attend the coin- •
pany's operations. The Conway, after undergoing re•
pair end receiving now boilers, was dispatched to the
West Indies as an extra ship on the 11th of September,
preparatory to being placed upon the new experimental
route between the Spanish Main, Jamaica, Nassau. and
Savannah, intended to be commenced on the 22d of
next month. With referrence to irregularities in the
arrivals of West India packets, it is questionable if they
can be altogether avoided, where the combinations are
so intricate and so dependent upon each other. On the
West India Mail service the company's ships touch at
no less than twenty-eight different ports, and at all hours
of the day and night, involving considerable risk, and
frequent unavoidable delays; whereas on the Brazil and
other direct routes, comprehending single voyages
across the ocean, there is little or no risk of detention
from circumstances beyond the possibility of control,
and hence it may be observed that the service between
Englund and the Brazils has been performed throughout
with, the most perfect regularity. Respecting the West
India line, however, the dire eters confidently anticipate
that when the proposed arrangements shall have been
completed, by which largest class ships will be em-
ployed exclusively bet:men Southampton and St.
Thomas, greater dispatch and punctuality will be at-
tained, and the general comfort of passengers mate-
rially promoted. With a view also of accelerating the
ietercolonial service between St. Thomas, the Pacific,
Ocean, and Mexico, two ships specially suited for those
particular branches are now in progress of construction.
The Panama Railway continues to progress rapidly.
The loan made to the proprietors by this Company hav-
ing fully answered ihe purpose, and the railway stock
having risen to a premium, it was considered expedient
to dispose of the debentures held as security, and a sale
has been effected, realizing a profit of 7,0634 at the
same time retaining to the Company the eito allotted to
it at Manzinolla Island, whither workmen and materials
have been already sent to construct the necessary wiled
and premises. In conclusion, the directors recommend a
dividend for the first half of the current year at the
usual rate of 21. per share, free of income-tax.
WORKING ACCOUNT FROM IST JANUARY To 30TR JUNE,
1852.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Coals:—Freight and all charges ...
Wages
Provisions ...
Stores ••• ••• •••
Port charges and pilotage
General service and stations
Coal sacks, &c. ..„
Office and law expenses ...
Salaries ...
Insurance ...

8. d.

... 75,232 1 10
... 25,592 17 11

... 46,886 5 0

... 7,804 10 5
... 4,412 5 1
... 13,438 17 7

... 404 16 9
... 5,988 10 0
... 22,500 0 0
... 14,253 12 4

217,878 19 2
... 103,112 12 11

£320,991 12 1
£ • a. 41.
... 135,000 0 0

£320.991 12 1
" The following is a list of the company's feet, in-
cluding the vessels in course of construction:—
La Plats, 2,404 registered tons, 1,000 horse power.
Magdalena, 2,943 registered tons, 800 horse power.
Orinoco, 2,901 registered tons, 800 horse power.
Parana, 2,943 registered tons, 800 horse power.
Avon, 2,069 registered tons, 440 horse power.
Clyde, 1,841 registered tons, 430 horse power.
Dee, 1,849 registered tons, 440 horse power.
Greai, Western, 1,775 registered tons, 420 horse power.
Medway, 1,895 registered tons, 430 horse power.
Severn, 1,886 registered tons, 440 horse power.
Tay, 1,858 registered tons, 430 horse power.
Teviot, 1,744 registered tons, 450 horse power.
Thames, 1,889 registered tons, 430 horse power.
Trent, 1,856 registered tons, 430 horse power.
Conway, 895 registered tons, 260 horse power.
Dement, 794 registered tons, 260 horse power.
Eagle, 630 registered tons, 250 horse power.
Esk, 232 registered tons, 60 horse power.
Prince (iron), 398 registered tone, 200 horse power.

Atrato (iron) (building), 2,720 tone, builders' measure-
ment, 800 horse power.
Solent (building), 1,781 tons, builders' measurement,
400 horse power.
Wye (building), 750 tons, builders' measurement, 180
horse power.

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY IIIEETING.
WOLVEI:II.OIpToN, OCT. 13.—The usual quarterly
meeting of the ironmastors of this district was held here
this afternoon. The attendance not only of those actu-
ally engaged in the trade, but of buyers from London,
Liverpool, and all parts of the country, was more nu-
merous than for a long time past, end after a full discus-
sion of the circumstances of the trade, there seemed to
be a general concurrence in the view that the recent rise
in the price of iron was fully justified. Very large
orders were offered to-day by English consumers and
merchants, and although in some instances they were re-
fused by the lergeet makers in the anticipation that •
further advance may take place before Christmas, others,
who have lees faith in the continued pressure of foreign
orders, accepted those offered to-day rather freely. Up
to the present time the ironmasters have derived little,
if any advantage, from the recent advance in the price,
most of them having large =executed orders at the old
price, which are yet unsatisfied. Pig iron is scarce, and
the demand being large and stocks low, prices are not
only firm, but another advance is anticipated. Accounts
of the manufacturers were paid to-day with that punctu-
ality for which this district is proverbial. The coal.
masters are, it is said, projecting a further advance in
the price of that commodity, for which the present de-
mand is enormous.

TEE NEW CILINCELLOR.
OXFORD, OCT. 14.—1 t is now generally understood
to be appointed to present the new
the instrument of his election, and to
desist a the privato installation of his Lordship, will be
received by Lord Derby, on Thursday, the 21st inst.
The authorities of the University have suggested, and
Cthit:l:ntlidorejewgiathey
the Chancellor has concurred in the propriety of the
suggestion, that as the remains of the late Chancellor,
the universally-lamented Duke of Wellington, are still
unburied, the usual banquet on this occasion should not
take place, or at all events be deferred to some future
period.

DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—An accident by
,a.whichs three men were killed occurred on Friday, at inquest Do-
w
which has
dmen w since been held on the
i bodies,i it appears act
that the d
of descending the shaft of the deceased sienwhichn
theyer
en-
gaged when the "bucket" struck against the side wall of
e in
were the
the pit, and so severe were the injuries they received in con-
sequence of this collision that all three expired in the coarse
of the day. The inquest is adjourned for the productim of
further evidence as to the real cause of the accident.
CHANCERY STAairs.—As already stated, documents
stamped are to be used in the Court of Chancery instead of
money payments. Further, it is declared by the same Act
(15th and 16th of Victoria, chap. 87), that it shall be law-
ful for the Lord Chancellor to direct any of the officers of the
Court of Chancery whose duties may be diminished in con+
sequence of the substitution of stamps for money payments
or otherwise to act, under the directions of the Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue, in the soli and distribution of all
or any of the stamps to be used. Should it be inconvenient
for any officer of the court to act, then the Commissioners of
Inland Revenue may appoint a person or persons to sell the
same, and to allow a discount or poundage. Any officer or
other person guilty of fraud or wilful neglect in relation to
stamps, whereby fees are lost or evaded, is to be liable to
dismissal.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Victoria
Docks has been appointed for the 29th inst., to consider the
propriety of applying to Parliament for power to extend the
i original plans and to raise a farther shara capital of 400,0001.

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