The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

NOTES ON AMERICAN LINES.

Railways in America are still running up the incline
of popular favour, not at a pace so precipitate and peril
ous as was witnessed in England last autumn, but
slowly, unexcitedly, and at easy going grades. The
promoters of the Oregon line have been enterprising
among the people of the west, and Baltimore, Wheeling,
Columbus, Cincinnati, and Louisville, have given voice
in favour of the measure, with a view to its advance-
ment before Congress next session.
From the proceedings of the commissioners of the
central line it appears, that formal canvasses throughout
the country are becoming common to secure subscrip-
tions of stock. All classes are encouraged to subscribe.
The stock is not sought to be established in the hands
of a favoured few to the exclusion of the many. Com-
mittees call upon individuals throughout the city and
country to solicit each to subscribe, from a single share
and upwards, commensurately with their means, thus
popularising while they plan their railway scheme.
DISCONTINUANCE OF FREE PASSES TO MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.—Jonathan has determined to discontinue the
free passages heretofore enjoyed by members of the Le-
gislature, and further to discontinue the Sunday morn-
ing train between New York and Philadelphia, on and
after the new year. This has long been contemplated,
but various obstacles have hitherto prevented the ditcon-
tinuance.

There is a more friendly disposition at Pittsburg in
favour of the Great Pennsylvanian line, the people
having determined on a connexion with one or other of
the Atlantic bays. A union of circumstances had in•
duced them to prefer that of the Chesapeake at Balti-
more. But the Baltimore and Ohio Company hesitate
to accept the terms involved in the Connellsvillu scheme.
It is estimated that by making use of the Partage line
the route might be completed from Harrisburg for
6,000,000 dolls.

Arrangements have been made by which a direct line
will be established between Boston and New York, via
Springfield, Hartford, and New Haven. The trains will
leave Boston daily (Sundays excepted) at 71 A.m.;
Springfield at 1 r. 31., and New Haven at 4 r.m., in either
the steamboat Traveller, Champion, or New York, and
arrive at New York city early the same evening. Re-
turning, the passengers will leave New York at 61 A.m.,
New Haven at 11 A.M., Springfield at 3P. iI., and arrive
in Boston the same evening at 7.
BALTIMORE AND OIIIO.—At a meeting of the board
of directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the
president (Mr. M'Lane) read an elaborate paper, giving
his views at great length on the all-engrossing subject
of the advancement of this work to the west. It closed
with resolutions for a call to the stockholders, early in
February next, and proposing a subscription to the Pitts-
burg and Counellsville Rail of 600,000 dolls.
SAMPLES OF ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday evening an
Irishman, named Denis M'Mahon, was killed on the rail-
road, opposite the depict, in the borough of Pottsville.
It seems that the unfortunate man, with an Irish com-
panion, had just arrived from Vermont, and were on
their way to Pottsville, after work. To obtain a cheap
passage over the road, they secreted themselves in the
bottom of an empty coal car, at Richmond, or one of
the stations along the road, and kept such close quarters
that the hands on the train were entirely unaware of
their presence. As the cars were passing the depot,
after nightfall, the deceased, in attempting to jump oti;
is supposed to have struck the water-pipe between the
tracks, which threw him under the wheels, where his
body was caught and twisted, and most dreadfully
mangled, and finally completely severed in the
middle, by the train passing over it. A man by
the name of Adam Grim was run over by a
coal train on the Reading Railroad, on Satur-
day evening week, a short distance above Phrenixville.
His head and arms were dreadfully mangled, the left
arm so bad as to require immediate amputation. As a
Long Island train of cars from Worcester for Norwich
was passing the depot at Pomfret, Connecticut, under
full speed, a young man, belonging to that town, named
Benjamin Wheeler, attempted to cross over the track,
directly in front of the engine, and was immediately
caught upon the " cow catcher," attached to the locomo-
tive, awl dreadfully mangled, and it was feared fatally
injured.
GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA.—A meeting was held
at Hamilton on the 4th ult., for the purpose of consider-
ing and adopting an agreement entered into between
Sir Allan Napier Macnab, on behalf of the company,
and the corresponding committee of the company in
London.

The snow has been fifteen inches deep at Albany, ren-
dering even the rail impassable.
COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PRESS.—The Long Island
train was detained 25 minutes in order that the mail bags
for New York city and papers for the New York press
might be forwarded. For•,this favour the New Yorkers
were indebted to Mr. Parker, superintendent of the
Boston and Worcester Rail.

Subscribers to the new stock of the New York and
Erie have been notified, that interest will be paid accord-
ing to the terms of subscription, on application at their
office, on and after the Ist of January next. The transfer
books of the new stock will be closed frum the 12th of
December to the Ist of January.
The Nashua and Lowell have declared a semi-annual
dividend of 5 per cent, for the past six months.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING.—The receipts of the
Philadelphia and Reading Rail appear to be rapidly de •
clining. The weekly receipts are now not only small
compared with what they have been this year, but the
increase compared with corresponding weeks last year is
much less than in previous weeks. Annexed are returns
showing the receipts for the last week in November in
each of the past three years :

1844. 1845. 1846.
Travel 51,573 60 $1,809 14 $2.294 03
Freight on goods 1,045 10 1,382 99 2,077 14
Ditto coal 7,976 87 22,932 87 30,200 77

810,595 57 826,125 00 834,574 94
Coal transported—tons 7,003 18,319 21,927
One day's work was lost by a suspension of business
on Thanksgiving. The amount of coal transported for
the above weeks in 1846 shows an increase of but little
more than 3,500 tons. At this rate, the estimate for the
year will hardly be realised.
PHILADELPHIA AND COLUMBIA.—A statement of the
receipts at the collector's office of the Philadelphia and
Columbia, at Philadelphia, for the year terminating the
30th of November, 1846, and those of the previous year,
exhibits the annexed comparative results :

Motive.
Months. Railway. Power. Total
845—December 4,436 90 7,429 50 11,866 40
846—January 3,302 19 7,667 92 10,970 11
February
March
April 22,240 88 16,385 98 38,626 87
May
June
July 9,957 47 11,206 74 21,164 21
August .
September
219:484109
8043
15,60110757
0435
3360:414726 4877
October
November 11,968 90 9,503 47 21,472 46

Total .....150,402 46 125,760 24 276,162 70
Amt. reed. last year 121,641 63 114,087 47 236,629 10

Exe5.18460vr.1845 28,760 83 10,772 77 30,533 60
MOHAWK AND HUDSON.—The receipts for the last
week in November, this year, compared with the corres-
ponding week in the previous five years, were as an-
nexed ;
Passengers
Freight

... $2,269 12
.... 309 19

,92,578 31
During the same period in 1845

Increase over 22 per cent. being
The earnings of the road during the same week for the
'ast five years have been as follows :-
1841
1842

. X 1,185 48

1,165 08

843

• .. 1,641 03

844 .
845 .

1,754 13
2,107 52

Contracts are being taken for the superstructure of the
Montreal and Lachnie line for eight miles.
ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC.—A first instalment
of 44 16s. has been called for to commence the works.
The amount of the stock of the New York and New
Haven Rail subscribed in the Commercial Emporium, is
about 1,500,000 dolls., and about 500,000 or 600,0 W)
dolls. additional have been subscribed in Boston. The
whole amount required is 2,500,000