The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-25 00:00:00

LLANEL LY,

The adjourned meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. Biddulph in the
chair.

The secretary having read the report,
Mr. 11. L. SMALE, the chairman of the committee,
said the Vale of Towy Company were ready to com-
mence their line so soon as the works on the Llandilo
extension were in operation. If they did not make the
extension other persons would take up the line, and the
41anelly Company would be ruined. The extension line
might be made for 6,0001. or 7,0001. a-mile, and they
were now hanging fire for the small sum of 20,0001.
A. conversation ensued, in the course of which it was
stated that a conditional contract for the completion of
the extension line had been entered into with Mr. Peto,
by which that gentleman agreed to take 500 of the new
251. shares, and 12,5001. in debentures, in part payment
of the contract, which amounted to 50,0001. The com-
mittee were of opinion that the line might be made for
less, and therefore it was suggested that the proposed
contract should not be carried out.
Ultimately it was resolved to communicate with
Messrs. Peto and Betts, requesting them to modify their
contract, and, if they declined to do so, to offer it to
other parties.

A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro
ceedings.

MIDDLESBOROUGH AND GUISBOROUGH.
The half-yearly meeting of this company waft held at
Middlesborough on Thursday; Mr. Henry Pease in the
chair.
The report stated that the line was opened for pas-
senger traffic on the 25th of February last, and that it
was now being doubled. The first guaranteed dividend
calculated from the 11th of November last to the 30th
of June, was paid on the 12th ult.
The bt aterne n t of accounts showed the receipts on
capital account to be 74,0781., and the payments
68,370/.

A resolution empowering the directors to borrow
20,0001., to be applied, as far as required, in paying off
the amount already borrowed, was also passed, the pro-
ceedings of the directors in reference to which were
confirmed.
After some discussion, the resolution was carried, and
the meeting separated.

DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this
company was held at their office, Talbot.street, Dubli❑,
onWednesday; John Barlow, Esq., in the chair. The re-
port of the directors stated that the receipts for passengers
and merchandise exceeded those for the c ,rrespond►ng
half-year of 1853 by 1,2071., the passenger returns
showing a decrease of 5901., which is mainly attributable
to the exhibition traffic in May and June having swelled
the returns of the former period, and the merchandise
showing an increase of 1,7961. The report was unat►i.•
mously adopted.

EASTERN- COUNTIES.
The report of the directors just issued state that the
receipts for the half-year ending June 30th, 1854, are
560,4941. The expenditure for the same period is'
269,9961., to which have to be added payments to the
Norfolk, Eastern Union, East Anglian, and Great
Northern Companies to the amount of 102,7351.,
leaving a balance of 188,6611. to the credit of the East-
ern Counties Company, subject to payments for pre-
ferential and mortgage interest amounting to 131,0801.,
leaving 57,5811. applicable for dividend upon the con-
solidated stock of the company, out of which the direc-
tors have declared a dividend of 3s. 6d. upon each 201.
share, which will leave a balance of 6,5621. to the credit
of the current half-year. The directors regret that the
result of the half-year's working does not exhibit a
greater net revenue, as with an increased traffic the
proprietors might, under ordinary circumstances, have
looked for a larger return upon their capital ; but, when
the peculiar circumstances which have operated upon
tho expenses of the past half Tear are fully considered,
the directors hope that any ground for dissatisfaction
will be removed.
The expenses have been increased by the additional
price paid for coke which the parties under contract
with the company were bound to have supplied. The
increased rate of wages and the advanced cost of every
article necessary to the working of a railway have also
materially added to the expenses. The price of many
articles had increased fully 50 per cent.' ; and the effect
of these combined causes has been an increase in the
working expenses entirely beyond the control of the
board, and by which they have excluded the amount
of 46 per cent., at which this company is bound by
the agreement with the other companies to work the
traffic. The interest payable upon the mortgage debt of
the company has beep increased by the sum of 7,7381.
.upon the half-year, arising partly front the increase in
the rate of interest, and partly from the augmented
amount which has been raised, as • detailed in the bond
statement. The item of 5,7371. for accidents and com-
pensation this half-year is also very heavy.
It is satisfactory to state that the increased traffic is
large, although' not to the extent that might have
been anticipated. The entire stoppage of the traffic of
the line during the early part of the half-year from the
severe snow storm, the breach of the coke contracts, and
the deficiency of waggon stock, are all causes that have
until the present time acted against the receipts. The
manager estimates the loss of traffic from the last of
these causes /dime at upwards of 7001. per week.
The directors, therefore, look forward to a still greater
increase in the traffic of the line. Lines in East
Suffolk from Ipswich through Woodbridge to Hales-
worth, and thence to.Haddiscoe, have received Parlia-
mentary sanction, and the portion forming ajunction with
the Norfolk line at Haddiscue is expected to be opened ,
for traffic to Hales Worth, a distance of twelve miles, !
in October next. It it is expected that the Hackney'
branches connecting the Eastern Counties line with the
North London line, and thus with the new Cattle-mar-
ket, will be opened for traffic in September next. The
Harwich line was opened for passenger traffic on the
15th inst. Iti concluding the report the directors ex-
press their entire confidence in the sound position in
which the company is placed by the agreement entered
into with the Eastern Union and Norfolk Companies,
and are of opinion that with the entire East Anglian dis-
t triet under one management, and upon the return of
articles of daily consumption to falr average prices, their
anticipations as to the remunerative character of the
Undertaking will be fully realised.
The reportof Mr.Goocb, the locomotive superintendent,
states, that there has been a large increase both in the
1 length of railway worked, and in miles run by trains,
which increased the gross amount of expenditure ; the
increase in the mileage rate of 0.620 pence per mire
still further added to the amount of which 0.461
pence arises from the increase in the price of coke. In
the itms of repairs and renewals there has been a very
slight e
increase, although rates of wages have been very

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much above those of last year, many of the materials
and stores have increased in price to the extent of 50
per cent. The large increase in the proportion of goods
trains over passenger trains has also added to the
mileage cost of working. The proportion of goods
to passenger trains is 75 per cent. The length of
railway worked had been increased from 434 miles at
Ithe corresponding period to 565 miles in the past half-
iyear. The total cost of the locomotive department was
department 3
per mile per trainpence per mile, together 10.559 peace
The revenue account shows that 555,649/, bad been re-
ceived during the half-year, and 287,4411. expened,
leaving a balance (4 268,2071. for division, of whichd the
Eastern Counties Company take 191.577/., the Eastern
Union, 38,315/., and the Norfolk, 35,315/. The amount
received by the Eastern Counties Company on capital is
10,509,234/. and the amount expended 100171,07 U.,
leaving a balance of 38,168/.

SOUTH DEVON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company Was held on
Tuesday at Plymouth. Mr. T. IVoo/combe in the chair.
The report of the directors states that the disposable
balance fur the half-year amounts to 13,2621., which it
is proposed to appropriate in the following manner:—
Fixed dividend on the half-shares, 5,0701.; fixed dividend
ou the new shares, 2,0301.; and a dividend of 58. 6d, per
per share on the 501. shares, 5,4871., leaving a balance
of 674/. The increase of passenger traffic over the
number conveyed at the corresponding period of last
year is 1481 per cent., and in the receipts 7'41 per
cent., while that of the goods traffic is 21.82 per cent, on
the tonnage, and 18'33 per cent. on the receipts. Not-
withstanding the amount of expenditure which has
hitherto attended the improvement of traffic, thedirectors
aro still of opinion that their continuing to afford the
most liberal accommodation to the public will ever be
found to be most consistent with the permanent inte-
rests of the company. The charges of maintenance and
repairs have been recently much increased by the high
prices of rails, materials, and labour. The works in
progress for doubling.
.the line laef,ween Newton and Tia,te
DOW are eveotott to Ifit ecooliiiiaopleted: PForiokals. hes,
iirdetilsineideration for' leakft,
and working the Cornwall Railway by the Great
Western, and Bristol, and Exeter, and the South
Devon Companies, on such terms as may prove
mutually advantageous. The promoters of the South
Devon and Tavistock Railway Company have succeeded
in obtaining an act fur the construction of a railway
to Tavistock. The sanction of the Shareholders will
be required to the proposed subscription of 8,0001. to
the South Devon and Tavistock Railway Company.
The capital account showed that 2,101,5631. expended,
leaving a balance against the company of 14,7031. The
revenue account for the half-year showed that 54,8931.
had been received, and 31,9481, expended, leaving a
balance of 22,9441.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, remarked that they had a very marked in-
crease of traffic, which was followed by a very
heavy increase of expenditure. The feeling of the
public was generally in favour of exacting the
uttermost that could possibly be exacted from rail-
ways. Notwithstanding this, he believed their true
policy was rather to struggle against the difficulties
of public opinion, and to endeavour to win the support
of the public by constant and increasing accommodation
afforded to the utmost extent in their power. On look-
ing at the statistics of the line for the last three-and-a-
half years, it was impossible to deny that they had
certainly increased the accotuniodation to the public
to a large extent, and that the public had availed them-
selves of that accommodation. The increase in the
number of first class passengers was from :35,000 to
48,000 ; in the second class passengers, from 145,000
to 181,500 ; and in the third class passengers from 64,500
to 165,500. The increase in the receipts for first class pas-
sengers was from 7,400/. to 9,500/. ; for second class pas-
sengers, from 15,000/. to 15,300/. ; and in the third class,
from 0,0001. to 11,8001. Their best customers were the
" million ;" and, if they took care to give plenty of ac-
commodation to the million, they would find the million
their most remunerative supporters.
Mr. R. W. STEVENS seconded the motion, and in
doing so remarked that there must be some defect in the
system adopted with regard to second class passengers,
as persons preferred travelling in third class carriages.
Mr. BROWN considered all that second class passengers
wanted was A cushion.

Resolutions in conformity with the report were
adopted, and a vote of thanks concluded the proceed-
ings.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.
It appears that the balance to be carried over to the
reserve fund from the receipts on this line front the last
half-year, after payment of the proposed dividend of 3
per cent. per annum recommended by the directors,
will be between 1`,1,000/. and 14,0001.

G7ZEAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.
The total receipts on this line for the half-year ending
the 30th of June last amounted to 137,1641., and for
the corresponding period of 1853 to 130,7264, showing
an increase of 6,4381. The working expenses amounted
to .52,5281, and exceeded those of the corresponding
period of the year 1850 by 10,3601. The proposed divi-
dend is at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum for the
half-year, being one-haif per cent. less than at the o6r.
responding period of 1853.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic icturn for
the week ending Aug. 13, 1854 -1-'lO 731 8 9
Corresponding week last year 18,174 15 8
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Aug. 20, 1851
Corresponding week last- year
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Aug. 20, 1854 £6,522 14 9
Corresponding week last year • 0,752 10 10

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Decrease iu 1854 £229 16 1
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAT.—Traffic return foi the
week ending Aug. 20, 1854 £4,077 12 24
Corresponding week last year 3,707 15 2#

THE LATE FATAL COLLISION ON TIIE
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE REV. W. M.
WILLIS, M.A.
Yesterday morning William Payne, Esq., the coroner
for Southwark, commenced an inquiry at the Town-hall,
Southwark, into the circnmstances attendant upon the
death of the Rev. Wm. M. Willis, M.A., of the
University of Oxford, who was killed on Monday on the
London and Brighton Railway. The deceased clergy-
man was curate of Horsmonden, near Ashford, and was
Rlll of Charles Willis, Esq., of Cranbrook. He was
formerly curate of Hythe.
Mr. Francis Barrow, barrister-at-law, appeared for the
relatives of the deceased ; Mr. Church, for the South-
Ea,tern Company ; Mr. Rawlings, of Romford, for
Simpson, the driver of the excursion train ; Mr. Everest,
for Bonnett and Knyvett, the driver and
fireman of the
ballast engine ; and Mr. Faithful, on the part of the
Brighton Company.
Captain Tyler, the Government inspector, was pre-
sent, and sat with the Coroner.
The Rev. F. T. Scott. vicar of Sibertswold, Kent,
identified the body of the deceased. He was 28 years
of age.

M-r. William Ord, house surgeon of St. Thotnas's
Hospital, said deceased was brought there a little before
three o'clock last Monday afternoon. He was in almost
a collapsed state. There were severe bruises about the
lower part of the body, and a slight scalp wound at the
back of the head. The lower extremities appeared to be
paralysed, denoting some mischief to the spine. Brandy
was administered to him, and other expedients resorted
to, but he died in a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes.
Witness made a post morton examination, and found that
the pelvis was broken into two pieces, both before and
behind, and the spines of the last three or four vertebra
were knocked off. These, and other injuries he had
sustained, were the cause of death.

The Coroner said that at this stage of the proceedings
he should like to have some evidence as to the nature of
the line. He thought the jury should have some de-
scription of it.

engineer to the Brighton
Railway Company, said he k
Mr. Robert Jacomb Hood,
the line very well,
last
milese i coming to
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the Croydon station.
TCrraoyvedlol inn gwoaps St itioea tl i'sneNthe
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There wera sevens bridges be-
tween Stoat's Nest and Croydon. The first over brest.lasT he teaawtt na
was efor.oulrre
near the Croydon station. There was a bridge
iidge
WR3 very _
over the line about a mile from the Croydon station, and
about three miles from Croydon, between that and the
Croydon station, there were two foot•tridges and one
aqueduct that carried the water over the railway. There
were three over bridges between that and the station,
excluding the Addiscombe bridge at the station. The
signals were under the control of the traffic manager.
Mr. Barrow—Do you know the part of the line where
the distant signal stands ?,
Witness—Yes ;it stands about COO yards from Addis•
combe-bridge-road, on the Stoat's Nest side.
Mr. Rawlings—How far can you see the distant
signal before you reach it ?
'Witness—l don't know. The traffic manager will in-
form you.
John Saxby, of Brighton, carpenter, said he had the
fixing of the signals on the Brighton Railway. Between
Stoat's Nest and Croydon there were four
distant sig-
nals, two up anal two down.
Coroner —Tell us about the up signal:.
Witness—There was a signal about a mile and a
quarter from Stoat's Nest, nearer Croydon. It was a
signal to protect the cro.ssing at Godstor.e road. The
next up signal was about 515 yards from the Croydon sc-
maphoresignal, belonging to the Addiscombe-road bridge.
It was a revolving signal. When the line was clear it
Was turned round, and a driver could see nothing, the
edge being obscured. When all was not clear two sur-
facese were seen, painted red. There was one semaphore
signal between that and the Croydon station. Thaatbwoua
a signal which worked with two arms. It stood
down
four yards from the Addiscombe-bridge, on the
was up
side. That acted for both lines. When the arm wa.minelt.
the --Ter ..o atop I
denoted danger, and warned " t

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distai: Sigi•td et *Oki iii Ski 4WO thiii iiii
another -*nal. It was 15 yards past the end of the Ali.
form. It was a semaphore signal, and acted as the last he
had described. The platform was 273 yards long. The
signal at the Addiscombe-road-bridge could be seen 1110
yards coming up the line from Stoat's Nest. The revolv-
ing signal could be seen about 1000 yards coming up
the line. The signal at the north end of the station
could be seen about 400 yards before a driver came to
it. The Addiscombe-road-bridge obstructed the sight
at that point. There was a slight curve coming into
the station. There was a water crane at the north end of the platform, for the purpose of supplying an engine
on the main line. He did not think it would supply an
engine on the siding ; but be did not know. •!
By Captain Tyler, the Government inspector—
watt r crane was about 15 yards from thikstation.
By Mr. Rawlings—lt was usual to supply the engines
with water on the main nue. 421a*, water pillar Was
near-a-siding, but he did not-know well for what object
it was laced there. No dohbt'azi 'engine standing on
a siding might be filled by a tempo:trite:c
By Me. Rawlings=The,oninsPhoy. nignak would pro-
tect an engine standing on the r.nain, lin! if 4 wssmo-
perly worked.
The witners underwent a lengthetiM enol,s-examina-
tilt), but nothing Materint *sA eliMleo'. - '
1 Mr. Wil4m Brown was exa4ed--.llc .said hewai
'station-nitisier at the Bricklayers Arms istatinn, am)
lweaf:Dinolthere tartains.; ills accident. - The train
ICltirYni Crystal
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Ifront part of the train next the engine.At AAA/A
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the train was split into two, and the'first part wits sent
on. He was in the last portion, which left Ashford
twenty minutes after the first. On nearing the Croydon
station he found that the distant signal, which WSW
5113 yards from the Adclisconihe-road•hrOgek watt
light. On going under the fout-hridge, near the Ad ' •
combe-road•bridge, he saw the switehmnn run out Iron
the left of the line, and hold up both his hands. That
denoted danger, and that the driver Wag to stop.
At the same time he (witness) caught sight of the semi*'
(dephore-signal at the Addiscombe-road-bridge, which it°
mtped sodoallrgeerrearaiedifb.
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supplying water to an engine standipg on the line. Soon
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wenhfcihnebyofththaet excursion
engine
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the pass,

Willis, t. -Lois present inquiry.
By Mr. Rawlings—He was in charge of the train hav-
ing been sent down by the South-Eastern Company for
that purpose. At Ashford the train was divided. It
was customary to place a red board on the back of a
train when a special train was to follow. That was
done with the first part of the train, and it was the
duty of all station-masters n( t to allow anything to
stand on the main line unless properly protected until
the special train had passed. It was the custom on the
South-Eastern line to signal every train by telegraph,
so that no train was allowed to pass till it had informa-
tion that the next station was clear. He did not know
whether the same practice was adopted on the Brighton
line. If the excursion had been telegraphed from Stoat's
Nest to Croydon, there would have been ample time for
the removal of the engine which was taking in water at
that station before the excursion train canoe up. He
(witnes,) was formerly guard on the Blighton line, and
knew theta was usual to look out for the signals. The
signals should have been put up upon the present occa-
sion. There was a stated time for excursion trains on
the South-Eastern line, and Simpson was driving at the
proper speed, and was not over-driving. He was losing
rather than gaining time. Both driver and witness,
as well as the fireman, kept a good 100k-out all the
way. After passing the signal which said all right, the
bridges obstructed the view of the semaphore signal
at the Addiscombe-bridge road. When witness saw the
danger signal up three breaks were put on, and the
engine was reversed.
By Mr. Barrow—lf all the breaks were put on, and
the engine reversed, a train travelling at the speed he
bad mentioned could not be brought up much under a
quarter of a mile. But the speed would be considerably
reduced before that. At the time of the collision the
excursion train was going at the rate of about eight
miles an hour.
By Mr. Everest—He (witness) was responsible for the
excursion train, but it was not his duty to look after the
signals. It was by his authority that the train was
divided as Ashford, and it was the duty of ,the station-
master to telegraph the fact to the next station. He
(witness) started the train from Ashford on receiving a
telegraphic message from Pluckley that all was right.
He did not see the red board put on at Red-hill. The
first time he saw it was when the train was at Auerley.
When he was examined before the magistrates did not state that the train was goingat 301ndes anlihour.
It had been gone:: at that rate, but that was before the
break was put on. The guard had put on the break
before the train entered the curve, and witness also
assisted to put on the extra breaks. As soon as the
driver saw the switchman hold up both his hands he
reversed his engine, and. kept °waving his band to the
\ ']river of the other engine to go on. They did not over-
irun any of the FA'a'.ion,s. It 'r ti., the duty of the driver
and the guard to have looked out for the signals and
not witness.
By Mr. Faithful- In dry weather a train might be
stopped in 140 yards. When he first saw the sema-
phore signal at Addiscombe-read-bridge they were just
c,nn,ng out from under the foot-bridge where the galva-
, nieed covering i 4. From the time of pawing the distant
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signal till arriving at the foot-bridge the semaphore sig.
ral cannot be seen. His duties were to superintend
the train to divide it if necessary, and keep the time
He had been guard about S mouths. He afterwards
beceme head porter and inspector.
Mr. George Hawkins, traffic manager of the Brighton
and South Coast Railway, was next examined. This
witness, owing to indisposition, was permitted to give
his evidence sitting. He was first examined by the
Government inspector, and said that there were no par-
ticular rules applicable to signals, except those ordinary
rules which were printed,- and which he begged to baud
in. These were general in their application, and had no
special reference to the Croydon station. lii reply to a
question whether, in the event of any shunting going on
between the two semaphore signal points, both the dis-
tance signal and the semaphore signal ought to be put
on, it was stated that such would be the case if the
shunting occurred on the south side of the north signal-
post. The south semaphore signal should always agree
eith the north one, but not recessarily so in all cases
with the distance signal. The electric telegraph system
was in use on the Brighton line in signalling the trains,
but only as an auxiliary, and to a limited extent. The
rule was that every train leaving or passing a station
should be immediately telegraphed to the next station ;
but it was found utterly impossible to adhere to this rule
rigorously.
After an observation by the coroner to the-effect that
the questions put had reference rather to the proper
working of the railway for the future, than to the ques-
tion before them—viz., who, if any person, were in fault
the witness replied to a few minor questions relative to
station-books at the different stations, and gave way, at
the suggestion of Mr. Barrow, to
Mr. Hone, telegraph clerk at Croydon station, who
produced a train signal book in which there appeared an
entry of the notice of the approach of the excursion train
from Stoat's Nest. He deposed positively to having
made the entry at the moment the notice was received,
and when questioned closely, adhered to this statement.
He saw time train when it was appraching at the rate 'of
about 25 or 30 miles an hour. Though be knew from
the signal he had received that an unexpected Dover
train would arrive from Stoat's Nest, he had not given
any notice thereof to the station master or Switchman.
It was no part of his duty to do so.
Mr. Hawkins was recalled, and after some discussion
between the coroner and the learned gentleman, it was
agreed to adjourn the further investigation until Monday
next at ten o'clock.
CAP

'TA IN PEN.VI;'S DA VIAS" STRAITS
EXPEDITION.

ABERDEEN, Wednesday.—Accounts have just Come to
hand from Captain Penny, of the Lady Franklin, that
his expedition to Davis' Straits, in furtherance of a pro.
ject of a resident whale fishery, has been most success,
ful. He is now at Orkney, with the Lad
toy F ran fl
of boiled oil, and the Sophia is expected
follow,klin also
a bumper ship.
It will be remembered that the of American
whaler, wrecked in Davis'
Str crew
aits three years ago,
succeeded in killing during their residence at Kurnsooka
wane eight or nine whales.
Captain Penny's large ex This fact, coupled with
perience the Arctic Reions
led him to propose that a
residentin fishery should be egta•,
blished there, and that a commercial company, under
Royal charter, should engage in the enterprise. It Weil
intended, also, to work some plumbago mines which
wore known to be in the district ; but the project was
not sustained by Government, and fell through. Capt.
Penny, however, was supported by a few 'commercial
gentlemen who had the fullest confidence in his specula-
t: on, and the Lady Franklin and Sophia, Arctic az-
Poring ships, were purchased and fitted out in Aberdeen
tur the expedition last y4ar. Both ships were stimuli!!
with tanks for the oil, and the necessary artancegeininetna
were made for encountering a winter's residence
getting at the fi,la in the spring,. 7.
mace wfor the moral and
Straits, in order to he ready for the fiorhsta
lengaged, and provision also
re,
whom
Captain
spiritual good of the natives,skro
The ships sails-1 in
Penny expected to have.,
totherfirst news we have. of theta
July last year, and this is
commercial point of view, the
i that dy crews opportunitywereof
81-"nce lime'
In
a c.°tlmriufitable one, the oil alone
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THE HCMBER.—The passer gers
JupitJr, Hull screw steamer,which came
int. collision with the Swanland steamer .a
the
Humber on Thursday last, as already mentioned,
have arrived in London. The Jupiter was seriously in-
wlTio liE
were LATE
O!I CcibLortid " thne .
jured by the collision, but the passengers and crew wet.
enabled to get on board the Swanland. The Jupiter
went down shortly afterwards. The Swanlaud was
damaged, but succeeded in reaching Hull, where her
passengers and crew were landed. The Swanland wow a much larger boat than the Jupiter, being about VW tons and 120-horse power.

• --....au Burnedßurnedover. Re--g7t.,:t as
uVIP
the van iu whichhe was
to 4 ,
- 'fal
I right, he went over the carriages - <
sengers. Among4t them be saw tbs:Bel.-114-.
the subject of the present inn wry