The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-14 00:00:00

BAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
in Glasgow on Tuesday; Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he
would be willing to answer any questions that might be
addressed to him. It must be satisfactory to the share-
holders, as it was to the directors, to notice the increase
which had taken place on the traffic, and it was still
more satisfactory to see that the increase had not taken
place between Edinburgh and Glasgow alone, but
extended over the whole line. There had been an
increase in the mineral trade on the Edinburgh and
Glasgow and the Stirling and Dunfermline lino, as well
as on the whole local traffic. He then moved the ap-
proval of the report, and the declaration of a 8 per cent.
dividend on the ordinary shares.
Mr. H. DUNLOP seconded the motion, which WWI
tweed to, and the meeting separated.

LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON.
A public meeting of landowners and others was held
at Presteign on Saturday, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of promoting the construction of the above
railway. The High Sheriff of the eounty of Radnor
presided.
Mr. J. BEDFORD explained that the act authorising
the construction of the line was passed in the last see.
sion of Parliament. The capital, 80,0001., was to be
raised in 8,000 shares of 101. each. Mr. Brassey was
ready to undertake the construction of the line for
70,000/., to make a single line of the railway including
certain preparations for a double line should it be re-
quired. The works would not be commenced until the
remaining sum of 15,0001. was subscribed.
Resolutions were passed in favour of the undertaking,
and several parties subscribed for shares in the line, with
a view to assist the promoters in obtaining the requisite
capital for commencing the works.

HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER,
A special general meeting of the proprietors was
held thie afternoon (Wednesday), at the Green Dragon
Hotel, Hereford, to consider and decide upon authoris.
ing the directors to raise 30,000/. by the creation of
shares, with or without a preference or guarantee, not
exceeding 5 per cent. per annum. Lieutenant-Colonel
Vaughan presided.
A resolution to this effect vras proposed by the chairs
man.

In answer to questions,
The CHAIRMAN said the purchase-money of land had
nearly doubled the estimate. As to the opening of the
line, he could only state that it would be in about nine
weeks.

The resolution was agreed to.

RAILWAY .TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Trame re.
turn for the week ending Sept. 10, 1854. 222,092 911
Corresponding week last year
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
the week ending Sept. 10, 1854 £6,149 14 0
Corresponding week last year 6,405 9 2

Decrease in 1854 £255 15 i

EXTRAORDINARY DUEL.

An affair of honour extraordinary, says the New Or.
leans Picayune, of August 15, came off yesterday on the
old Luisiana Race Course, in the Third District. The
belligerents were two coloured gentlemen, named re,-
spectively Adolphus and Eugene. The former was born
in the Yazoo region of Mississippi, and the latter is
" native and to the manner born " here. The cause of
trouble was that prolific source of joy and woe to man—
woman—and it is needless to add that the parties were
rivals for the foremost place in the affections of some
saddle coloured Chloe or Dinah. When it was first pro•
posed to submit their quarrel to a mortal arbitrament, a
dispute arose as to the weapons to be used on the coca-
sion. Adolphus, biassed by his early predilection, at
once declared his preference for the bowie•knife, but Eu-
gene scouted at the idea, and gave it as his opinion that
the small sword was the only weapon a gentleman could
.use. Adolphus objected to this, acknowledging that his
early education was rather neglected in this respect, and
a compromise was finally effected upon sharpened foils.
Thus armed, the parties, accompanied by their seconds
proceeded to the field at an early hour in the morning,
and after the usual preliminaries had been gone through
with they set to work. A few cautious passes convinced
Eugene that his opponent was destitute of any know-
ledge of his weapon, and he commenced a series of aggra-
vated thrusts and extensions, making his foil play around
Adolphus's head in the most extraordinary and bewilder.
ing manner.

The latter couldn't stand this long. He saw that
Eugene was playing with him, and his anger rose in pro-
portion as the mocking smile upon his opponent's lip
grew broader and broader. Striking his heels together,
and, giving a regular Mississippi yell, he made a sudden
spring, which threw Eugene completely off his guard,
and the point of his sword passed through the right side
of the latter's neck, inflicting a slight wound. To ima-
gine Eugene's rage at this coupe de main was impossible.
The seconds interfered and stopped the fight. Blood
had been drawn, and by the code of honour both parties
were bound to be satisfied. Adolphus left the field
triumphant, with head erect, and a broad grin of satis-
faction upon his countenance, while Eugene, crestfallen
and forlorn, started in search of a druggist, where he
could get a piece of sticking plaster for his wound. So
ended the first act of this dark drama, but we suppose
the denouement is yet to come, as our informant states
that Eugene has declared his determinatios to seek
satipfaction for the double wound to his neck and
feelings.

Mr. Peto and the other undertakers of the Norwegian
Railway have given a dinner to 300 gentlemen in Chris•
tiania. The toasts and speeches were in English and
Norwegian, and the utmost good feeling prevailed.

Yesterday forenoon considerable alarm was caused is
the immediate vicinity of St. Paul's Churchyard in con-
sequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the im-
mense range of premises belonging to Messrs. Hitch-
cock and Rogers, silkmercers, haberdashers, and linen-
drapers, carrying on business on the north side of the
cathedral. The flames originated, from some cause not
clearly ascertained, in the muslin warehouse at the back
of the premises, and were rapidly extending along the
bales of goods, when a number of the workmen rushed
into the room, and with the aid of buckets of water
kept the flames from reaching the other portions of the
premises during the time lost in sending for the firemen.
In a very short time several engines of the London Bri-
gade and one of the parish attended, and owing to the
exertions of all present the establishment was saved,
not more than a few hundred pounds worth of the con-
tents having been consumed. The firm was insured in
nearly all the principal London fire offices.
THE LAW OP DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.—An important
alteration in the law of debtor and creditor will take
place on the 24th October next. By the Common Law
Procedure Act (17 and 13 Viet., c. 125) it is provided
that a creditor who has obtained a judgment in any of the
superior courts may apply to the court or a judge for a
rule or order that the judgment debtor should be
orally examined as to any and what debts are owing
to him before] a master of the court, or such other
ppoint, and the
the case
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master. A judge may order an attachment of the debts,
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which order of attachment is to bind the debts. Tue third
' ceedings may be adopted to levy the amount due from the
party owing the money is called the garnishee, and pro-
garnishee to the judgment debtor. A judge may allow the
judgment creditor to sue, and the garnisher is to be dis-
charged as against the judgment debtor to the amount
paid or levied, although such proceeding may be set
aside or judgment reversed.
NEW ROUTE TO THE CONTINENT.—A. new route to
the Continent has been opened via Harwich, by the esta-
blishment of a steam-packet service from that port to
Antwerp, in connection with the express trains on the East-
ern Counties Railway. The North of Europe Steam
Packet Company have had two magnificent packets,
the A guile and the Cygnus, constructed for this sta-
tion—the Aquila for the Antwerp traffic, and the
Cygnus for Rotterdam ; the latter service is expected
to commence at the end of the present month.
The advantages of the route via Harwich over
that at present. in vogue will be obvious
from the following statement :---Passengers will
be enabled to leave the Ittshopsgate-station at a
quarter past eight in the morning, be taken in the rail-
way carriage to the pier, and there alight within twenty
yards of the steam-packet, and the whole voyage from
London to Antwerp will be completed in about twelve
hours, little more than half the time occupied in the
passage from the Thames. Passengers and goods
will be booked throughout, and the rates of charge
will be the same as now in operation by the packets
from the Thames.Por the present the Aquila will sail
from Harwich every Saturday on the arrival of the B.IS
a.m. train from Bishopgate station, and will return every
Tuesday in time for the express train from Harwich
due in London at 9.20 p.m. An arrangement has
been made for the issue of return tickets, giving ten
days' stay on the Continent, at reduoed rantes. N. o
peraoi
ible
to its vary great natural advantage
the chief ports on the
packet station ; its proximity to.
who has seen the harbour of Harwicsh
acsa
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of its accessibility
. at
.all
times of tide, and in all kat;hers ; and its connection
Continent north of Dunkirk
the kingdom, must, ere
by railway with every part
thegreat outlet from England to
long, re-establish it as the
Holland, Germany, Den-
Northern France, Belgium,
mark, ewes ac-
THE IVZSTVIN
be F —The pilchard fisheries
continue to ISrl
productive, the fish being fine. At New.
sein alone shot in one day during the past week
upwardsqua"One of 60 hbds. of fish, which were sold at 2s. per
gasket. ket Several shoals have been seen in the neighbour.
hood, and there is every prospect of more being taken.
At St. Agnes the seine have taken up 300 hhds. of fine
fish, which realised similar prices. At Portloe the seine
have enclosed 20 and 27 hhds. each a-day, but the drift,
boats have not been very successful.
FOREIGN AND WAR DEPARTMENT.—Lord Clarendon;
who returned to Grosvenor-crescent on Tuesday night
from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on a visit to the
Queen, where his lordship introduced Baron Esersdoff,
formerly Minister at our Court from that of Saxony, on
a special mission. The noble earl and the Duke of
Newcastle, Minister of War, attended at Buckingham
Palace yesterday, at the Privy Council which took place
soon atter the arrival of her Majesty and Prince Albert
from the Isle of Wight at half-past five p.m. The Duks
of Newcastle, We hear, owing to the receipt*/ &vitae,
flag the seat of wars otill remains ia ton.