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end henefit of the railways or canal is ret let of wlsiely,..:Z:
such adjustment shall have been made, upon Ise terms am a'*P;q
conditions and on payment of the same tolls a r charges eir,
they would have been in case no such adjustmei it had besliV
made."
ARRANGEXENTS EETWEEN COMPANIES.-1. ivourgo
AItRA.4.NGEMENTS. •
The next claswe propOsed . empower any two emu-
aniee (C. and D,) to enter into arrangements for the
following purposes . n.
" The use and working by the C:-railway company of all
or any part of the railways of the D. railway company, and
the use of the Works and conveniences belonging thereto.
" The conveyance by' the C. railway company of the
whole or any part of the traffic upon the said railways.
" The division and apportionment of such traffic be-
tween the said companies.
" The supply of any rolling or working stock required
fur such purposses.
" The use or purchase by the C. railway company of the
rolling or working stock belonging to the D. railway corns
piney, or any part thereof.
The management, maintenance, and repair of the said
railways.
" The costs and expenses of such working, management,
maintenance, and repairs.
" The forwarding, interchange, and transmission upon or
over the respective railways of the said companies of any
passenger or other traffic which may be conveyed upon and
from the C. railway to and along the D. railway, or any
part thereof, or which may be conveyed upon and from the
D. railway and along the C. railway, or any part thereof.
"The collection, delivery, and general conduci, of such
traffic.
" The fixing of the tolls, rates, and charges to be levied
or taken by the said cotnpanie in respect of the traffic con-
veyed over their several railways, or any part thereof res-
pectively, not exceeding the maximum tolls, rates, and
charges authorised by the acts of Parliament relating to •
such railways respectively.
" The collection, taking, and levying of the said tolls,
rates, and charges.
" The division between the said companies of the re-
ceipts arising from the traffic upon their respective rail-
ways, or any part thereof respectively, subject to any de.
ductions to be, made therefrom, or any rent, or other con-
sideration, to be paid by either of the said companies to
the other of them: by virtue of the *said "agreement."
Provided that no such agreement shall have any opera-
tion till-it shall have 'been approved of by the Board-or
Trade, and shall not increase or diminish the tolls or
charges payable by any persons oil companies not parties
.theretop and that the Board of Trade shall not BanCtio2l
!any such agreement unless it has been assented to by
'the shareholders of the'two companies at special, meet-
ings called for the purpose. That the companies may
appoint twopint comannittees, composed of such mem-
bers of their directors as they May think fit, to carry
such agreement-effect, and-that such committee may
exercise the same powers as the respeotiva companies
and their directors. That at the expiration of agree-
ment the companies may, with the assent of their re-
spective shareholders :
" And subject to the approval of the Board of Trade,
enter into a further agreement for all or any of the purposes
aforesaid; provided that before such companies shall enter
into any such further agreement as aforesaid, they shall
give notice of their intention to enter into such agreement
by advertisement, in a form to be approved of by the Board
of Trade, inserted once in each of three successive weeks
in some newspaper published or circulated in each county
in which any part of the railway or railways to which such
proposed agreement relates is situated; and every such
notice shall sot forth within what time and in what man-
ner any company or person aggrieved by such proposed
agreement, and desiring to object thereto, may bring such
objections before the Board of Trade, and no such agree-
ment shall pe valid at law or in equity until the same shall
have been approved of by the Board of Trade." ,
The next clauses empower the boards of the two com-
panies at special meetings to appoint not less than three.
nor more than five, members of each board to form a joint
committee, of which four are to be a quorum, and to make
provision or the meeting of such committee, attendance of
secretaries and clerks, and retirement and re-election of
members.
"The said joint committee, if and when appointed as
aforesaid, shall have tho 'entire management, regulation.,
direction, and control of the traffic of all kinds pass•
in, over and along the railways of the two companiem,
and the branches connected therewith which now
form part of the respective undertikings of the two
companies, or which when constructed shall, by agree-
ment between the two companies, be admitted: ax
forming part of such undertakings respectively for the
purposes of the joint working, or over and 'slang any
part or parts of such railways and branches, and of the
use and enjoyment of the stations, works, and conve-
niences belonging thereto respectively, for the purposes of
traffic, but so far only as regards the joint working of the
tratli 3, and of all the engines, carriages, waggons, trucks,
and other moveable effects required for or used in the
working of such traffic, and shall have and may exercise
the same powers in all respects, in relation to the working,
management, and regulation of such traffic, as the board
of directors of the respective companies otherwise would
have had and might have exercised in relation to the traffic
passing over and along their respective undertakings."
The joint committee shall superintend and control the
expenditure for the maintenance of the works and rolling
stock, and may appoint and dismiss all officers and clerks,
and may fix all tolls, dues, and charges, and shall' cause
minutes of its proceedings to be kept.
When any such committee is appointed—
" The receipts from the traffic of every kind passing
along the said railways and branches, or auy part or parts
thereof, from whatsoever source derived, and all tolls and
charges for the use thereof, shall, as from a time to be fixed
by agreement between the two companies, be carried to a
common fund, to the account of the joint committee, and
out of such common fund the joint committee shall pay
and discharge all expenses of every kind, of and incident
to the working of the traffic as aforesaid, including the
maintenance and repair of the railways, stations, build-
ings, and works ; and the residue shall be apportioned and
divided between the two companies in such proportions,
and subject to such allowances or abatements, in respect
of the reainteuance and repair' of the railways, stations,
buildings, or works, or otherwise, as shall from time
to time be settled by agreement made between the two
companies with the consent and approval of the
shareholders thereof respectively, present in person or by
proxy at general meetings duly convened with notice of the
special purpose."
Provided that each company shall' pay its own establish-
ment, charges, salaries, taxes, poor-rates, rent, interest,
and other fixed and law charges.
The next clauses relate to the appointment of such com-
mittees when provided for by the act, and declare :—That
the appointment of such committees shall be made at spe-
cial boards. That the directors shall fill up vacancies. That
the committee shall appoint an umpire, at their first meet-
ing, for one year; that he may make an award on any subject
referred to him, notwithstanding that time has expired.
That the companies shall alternately appoint the chairman
of the committee. That four shall be a quorum. That in
case of equality of votes on any question, it shall,
" On the requisition of any member, be reported to the
boards of the two companies for instruction, and another
meeting of the joint committee shall be specially convened
to receive such instruction, and again deliberate on the
matter ; and if at such second meeting or any adjournMent
thereof, there shall be again equality of votes ou the ques-
tion, the same shall thereupon stand referred and be de-
cided by the umpire so appointed as aforesaid."
• That a secretary or clerk shall be appointed to keep minutes
of the proceedings, that the committee May sue and be 'sued
in his name. That the companies shall, as soon as possible,
cause an inventory survey of their respective plants to be
made, and shall put it into order to the satisfaction of the
c onimittee.
Then follow clauses as to the expenses of working, 'dire;
posal of revenue, 4:c., similar to thoep given above in the
case of companies making a voluntary agreement.

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RAILWAY TRAFFIC-RETURN'
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WATERFORD AND Kli:raNNY RAILIVAr.----Ti-Aflic rehire
for the week ending April 8 (20 ..... 1 7
Corresponding Wee,: last yi,,ftr. (13 ~;‘
,62 16 11

THE BELGIAS GIRL.

D had at Paris some years ago some disagreeable
We find the following, in the Droi t :—" A Madame
relations with the judicial authorities, who accused her
of having committed the offence which French law de-
scribes as exciting to the debauchery of girls under age. '
She accordingly deemed it right to cross the Channel,
England a house of ill-fame on an
g. If amongst our neighbours the
aarnidsttooereasttiaebliiosohtiirni
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cited as a, model, many per-
sons upfol•diosusiyluesstilie constraint by eccentricities
coct
makeof families
almost unknown to our cnimtrynien. For these gen-
tlemen blade there' are at the West-end harems,
in which even the respect due to children is not
observed. The supply of these abominablioestablish-
reents is the object of numerous speculations. Every
house of this kind has its correspondents, its agents,
and its travellers abroad, who receive fixed salaries,
and are allowed commissions more or less large accord-
ing to the importance of their services. It is ordi-
narily by advertisements in. the Petites Affiches or the
newspapers that these persons commence their opera-
tions. They advertise for very young girls to travel
with a lady, or to be sent abroad as femmes de cltansbrc,
or as shop girls with -good salaries. They offer to 'the
parents or friends of ' the girls what appear the beat
guarantees ; and they promise that their moral as well
as their material welfare shall be strictly attended
They even affect great piety, and require that proofs
shall be given them that the girls, have been virtuously
brought up, far from all dangerous temptation. For all
questions put to them they are prepared with an answer,
and they freely make use of the most honourable names.
When they have obtained the consent of the parents or
guardians they make them accept a sum of money, and
retire with their prey. If by chance these means should
not, however cleverly eMpluyed, succeed, recourse is
had to abduction and violenoe; Owing 'to the talent
with which she chose her agents, and to the knowledge
she bad of Parisian manners and customs, Madame
D— was able to satisfy all the phantasies of the
gentry and nobility, and acquired in a short tinie
a large fortune. One of her principal agents wile
a sort of Proteus, who played all parte,
SW and assent:l'
•oI all disguises ;he even at times appeared a n
man. The London papers recently announced the arrest
of this person, accused of having carried off from Belgium
a girl of 14, of rare beauty, and belonging to a highly,
respectable family. Details were given of the manner in
which she was given up to a licentious nobleman, and of
the violence exercised on her. A great number of simi.
lar facts having occurred, the English tribunal which
was charged with the investigation of the case had rea-
son to think that he had exercised his infamous traffic in
France. It accordingly be-Ted of the Prefecture at
Police to cause researches to be made on the subject. A
commissary
of police was intrusted with the task, and
he ascertained that a considerable number of young girls,
especially of the working class, had been victims of
H— and his accomplices, and had been sent to fbe
establishment of Madame at London. Several of
from their frightful
these captives succeeded in escaping
prison, and came back to Paris •
understand prevented them from ma
' sentiment-"wkiangany eemp an
easytto
and they endeavoured to find in assiduous labour the for-
getfulness of a fatal past. All these facts have been
transmitted to legAdorl, and will be added to the dace-
mats in the case,
w.4oh. will expose one of the most
oleFiloly *lOl of our