The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

PROPOSED RAILWAYS IN AND NEAR LONDON.—It ap-
pears from a compilation by Mr. W. R. Botham, of the
London and North-Western Railway, that 24 companies
have deposited their plans, &c., at the Private Bill-
office, and intend to apply to Parliament for power to
make 24 new lines of railway within a circle of 20 miles
round London. Nine of the proposed railways are
within a circle of five miles from the General Post-office,
and 10 are situated outside that circle, and within a
circle of 10 miles. The existence of these new schemes
is attributed to the success attending the East and West
India Dock and Birmingham Junction Railway (North
London Railway) ; the re-erection of the Crystal Palace
at Sydenham, and the increasing traffic in the streets of
the metropolis. The proposed railways referred to are
the Albert Dock and Railway, capital 500,000/. ; the
Barnet and Willesden Railway, 220,000/. ; Bayswater
and Battle-bridge Junction ; Eastern Counties Woolwich
Extension ; Dartford and Farningham ; Eastern Coun-
ties branch from Stratford to Woodford and Lough-
ton, 100, 000/. ; Great Northern branch to St. Al-
ban's ; Great Western Junction with the North and
South-Western Junction line ; Great Western and City
Junction from the Paddington station to the North
London Railway at Kentish-town, 275,000/. ; City ter-
minus and stations (northern section), 600,0001. ; Lon-
don, Brighton, and South Coast, Crystal Palace branch;
London and Mid-Western from Oxford to the South-
Western at Brentford, and to the London and North-
Western at Willesden, 1,000,0001. ; London and North.
Western branch, from Watford to St. Alban's and
Amersham ; London and Westminster, along the
Thames, 600,0001. ; Mid-Kent from Deptford to Farn-
borough, 100,000/. ; North and South-Western Junction
branch to Hammersmith, 16,000/. ; North and South-
Western, Hampstead and City Junction, 250,0001. ;
Norwood, Streatham, and Wandsworth ; South-Eastern
extentions to the North Kent and the Thames ; South-
Eastern branch, through Lewisham to Croydon and
Bromley ; Staines, Woking, and Woking Junction,
300,000/. ; West-end of London and Crystal Palace,
from the South-Western at Battersea to the Crystal
Palace and the Norwood station, 386,0001. ; Woodford
from the East and West India Dock line at Hackney to
Woodford, 120,0001. ; Wimbledon and Croydon, 45,5001.
'These scliemea would at least involve an aggregate capi-
tal of 6,1100,000/., together with the usual borrowing
powers of one-third, or 2,000,0001., making 8,000,000/. ;
but it is—TiMbable that Parliament will not sanction
schemes within the limits mentioned involving more thati
half that amount.

ABORTIVE RAILWAY SCHEMES.—Of the 1,57 railway
companies that lodged plans and sections in November,
30 are not able to proceed this session in consequence of
not having also lodged the necessary deposits with the
Accountant-General, and other causes. These 30 are
as follow :—Albert Dock and Railway ; Ayr, Maybole,
and Girvan ; Barnet and Willesden ; Birkenhead Dock
Branch ; Birkenhead (Great Western), Cords, Machynl-
leth, Aberdovery, and Towyn ; Dorchester and Exeter
(Coast Extension) ; East and West Surrey Union ; Glas-
gow, Earlwood, Busby, and Eaglesham ; Hawick and
Carlisle ; Inverleithen and Peebles ; Jedburgh ; King-
road Harbour ; Lewes, Uckfield, and Tonbridge Wells ;
Mid-Kent ; Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford (Ex-
tension to Swansea) ; North and South Wales ; Norwood,
Streatham, and Wanstead ; Rugby, Southam, and Ban-
bury ; St. George's Harbour and Railway ; South Derby-
shire ; South Midlands Union ; South and West Lon-
don ; Shrewsbury and Aberystwith ; Staffordshire, Mid-
land, and Mineral ; Stockton and Hartlepool (Haswell
Branch) ; Sunderland and Leeds Northern Junction ;
Torquay and South Devon ; Vale of Clwyd ; Yarmouth
and Lowestoft.

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND.-It appears that this
company had been rated to the poor some time ago at
2251. a-mile in respect of a part of the East and West
Yorkshire Railway, and at 2001. a-mile in respect of the
Harrowgate branch. Having appealed against this
charge, the magistrates, in petty sessions, reduced the
amount to 1251. per mile. The company not being sa-
tisfied with this reduction appealed to the quarter ses-
sions at Knaresborough ; an examiner was appointed to
investigate the accounts, and on his report the rateable
Monday last at 401. per mile, and on the Harrowgate
line at 58/. per mile.
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Saturday, in Dublin, a report, agreeing to the transfer
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DISTRESSING CASE OF DROWNING.— pas-
sengers on board the Star, Gravesend steamer,g the
which
left Blackwell at half- past twelve on Saturday, was a
young man accompanied by his sister, who had seated
themselves near the fore gangway on the starboard side,
and appeared to pass their time pleasantly in conversa-
tion, until the steamer got into Long Reach, and here,
as her course was changed, the paddle-box partly shut
out from view a large ship towing down the river, and
the young man not being able to see what he desired,
leaned over the bulwark ; while in this position, and di-
recting the attention of his sister by pointing at the
ship, he fell overboard, and never rose again above
water. The captain immediately stopped the steamer,
had the boat lowered, and life-buoys thrown overboard,re.
and did all in his power, but it was of no avail,h andoor
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luctantly had to pursue his voyage. From the peen,:
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low's hat now and then appearing above w
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the passengers thought the boat wouldthe saveaP7,s picked
ing that he must be there, ~but onlyamheeti
speecahiineaae
up. His sister for a time appdearendt, 1
and she reln.. d
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but after a time her grief founetve
to Blackwell
on board the Star until its
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doPUßLTC WORKS.—
Thrthat on the 10th of October last
d) it is shown
of advances for public works
day issue
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7 Bs. id. It r
from the steweidess,
years 3,o2sl„ll—Holloway's Ointment and Pills
bad'ln idille bg
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. repaid.
—Mr. Liddell, of
[ADvEnTaiii other remedies for the cure of sores,
surpasses
and .
Druggist ,
blotches,
Norwich, states, in a letter to Professor
Hollowsy, dated
there was
45 2 , .
~onitslta.
Nov,
1852, that a male n named Ray Bate, was suffering
„11 f m bad s•• droadf—Y ro g , they were covered from the
knee to the ankle with sores and proud flesh, interspersed
with white and red blotches. lie recommended Hol-
loway's Pills and Ointment, which produced a most ex-
traordinary result, for in less than three weeks the sores
were healed, and he walked about with ease and comfort.
His legs are now perfectly sound and well, and his
bodily health much improved.--Sold by all Druggists,
and at Professor liolloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London,