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were in imminent danger, were saved. At five o'clock,
when the works were closed, they appeared perfectly
safe. but, from the examination matie, there seems little
doubt that the flames commeocell in one of the rooms
ove: the steam-engine. The damage is thus officially
rep,eteci to the West of England Insurance Office:—
Buildings of engine-house and works generally con-
:4llw ti—supposed loss about 3,0001.; machinery, steam-
engine, &c., partially destroyed—estirnated loss about
5,000/.; tiAal supposed loss, 8.0001. Unfortunately the
whole of the pn.perty was uninsured.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
.tAILWAYS OPENED IN THE YEAR 1848.
ENGLISH.

Bristol and Exeter, Ist April, Tiverton branch, 5 miles.
Bltickburn, Bolton, Clitheroe. and West Yorkshire,
12th June, portion of main line, 9 miles.
Chester and Holyhead, 12th June, from Chester to
Bangor, 60 miles; Ist August, Bangor to Holyhead, 20
miles, with the exception of 4 miles; total 80 miles.
East Anglian, Ist Feb., branch to Wisbeach, 10 miles;
11th Sept., Swaffham to Dereham, 11 miles; total, 21
miles,

East Lancashire, 27th March, Bacup branch, 2 miles;
19th June, Blackburn to Accrington, 54 miles; 17th
Aug., Stubbins to Accrington, 74 miles; 18th S,pt.,
Accrington to Burnley, 5- miles; total, 20 miles.
East Lincolnshire, Ist March, Great Grimsby to
Louth, 30 miles; 2d Oct:, Louth to Boston, 19 miles;
total, 49 miles.
East and West Yorkshire, 30th Oct., York to Hay-
park, near Kuaresborough, 15 miles, worked by Mr.
Hudson.

Eastern Counties, Ist March, St. Ives to March, 171
miles; 15th Aug., goodi; Ist St-pt., for pa,sengers;
Nlaldon, Witham, and Braintree, 12 miles; total, 291
miles.

Eastern Union, 7th June, Haughley to Finningham, 3
miles.

Great Northern, sth June, at Askern, 4 miles;
15th Oct., from Peterborough to Lincoln, 65 miles;
total, 69.
Great Western, Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, sth
Sept., Tingley to Westbury, 154 miles; Ist Nov., Read-
ing and Basingstoke, 15k miles; total, 31k
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Ist April, Wakefield, Pon-
tefract, and Goole, 28k miles; Ist May, Haywood to
Bury, 4i miles; sth June, Askern Branch, 10 miles;
18th July, Cleckheaton to Lowmoor, 7i miles; Nov.,
Ardwick Extension, miles; 17th Nov., Liverpool and
Bury, 32 miles; total, 84g.
Leeds and Thirsk, Jan., for goods and coal; June, for
passengers, from Thirsk to Ripon, 10 miles.
Leeds and Dewsbury, August, from Leeds to Dews-
bury, 20i miles.
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 24th July, Water-
loo to Southport, 14 miles.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, Ist July, toll
from Soutli•Easitern ceased ; 14th Fab., Horsham
Branch, 84 miles; 26th July, Cosham Branch, 14;
total, 104 miles.
London and South-Western, Feb., Chertsey Branch,
3 miles; 11th July, Extension to Waterloo-bridge, 2k
miles; 22d August, Windsor to Datchet, 14 miles; Oct.,
Farnham and Cosham, 5 miles; total, 244.
London and North-Western, 29th May, Dunstable, 7
miles.

Newmarket, 3d Jan. for goods, and 30th April far pas-
sengers ; Chesterford to Newmarket, 18 miles.
North Western, 12th June, Lancaster to Poulton, 4
miles ; Nov., Junction with Lancaster and Carlisle, 2
miles ; total 6 miles.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Ist March,
Great Grimsby to New Holland, 20 miles ; Ist Nov.,
Ulceby Junction to Brigg, 84 miles ; Ist November,
Brigg to Market Rasen, 13 miles ; 18th December, Mar-
ket Rasen to Lincoln, 15 miles ; total 564 miles.
Midland, Ist March, for coal traffic, Ist May, passen-
gers ; Syston to Peterborougn, 26 miles ; Leeds and
Bradtord Extension, 31 miles ; total 57 miles.
North Staffordshire, 3d April, goods, 17th, for passen-
gers ; Stoke to Norton Bridge, 104 miles ; fat Sept.,
Uttoxeter to Burton-on-Trent, 13 miles ; 9th October,
Crewe to Burton, 5 miles ; total 284 miles.
Shrewsbury and Chester, 14th October, from Reuben
to Shrewsbury-, 28 miles ; Oswestry Extension, ready
for opening 31st December.
South Devon, 3d May, from Totnes to Laira Green,
Plymouth, 211 miles; 18th December, Torquay branch,
single line, 54 miles; total 264 miles.
Taff Vale, 12th February, short extensions.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 6th March, Bedale
branch, 54 miles; 19th June, Extension to Wearmouth;
let September, High level breech, mile, and ap-
proaches; October, Tweed branch, 1 mile; total 7 miles.
York and North Midland, 20th July, Harrowgate
branch, 44 miles; 4th July, Hull station and branches,
4 miles; Ist August, Selby to Market Weighton, 16
miles; total 244 miles.