The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-10 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

( From the Liverpool Times.)
LIVERPOOL AND NIANCHEATER RAILWAY.—We have
to record another instance of the enforcement of that useful
provision of the Act of last Session, " for the regulation
of Railways," which imposes any penalty not exceeding
101., upon any servant of a railway company who is
guilty of negligence or misconduct. A servant of the
Liverpool aad Manchester Railway Company was yes-
terday b ought before Charles Birch, Esq., one of our
county Magistrates, charged with having neglected to
turn is the proper direction certain points or switches,
connecting the Liverpool and Manchester and Grand
Junction lines at Newton. The man's name was John
Bate, and he was fined 31. and costs; but as he pleaded
guilty, the particulars of the case were not gone into. It
was stated in the room, however, that Bate was asleep at
bis post instead of being on the watch for the tiains, as
was his duty. We hail with much pleasure these re.
peated appeals, by the different companies, to the reme-
dies placed within their power by the Legislature for the
protec.ion of the public against the recurrence of evils
which, from their very Ireton., are beyond the control of
the Directors. And we have no hesitation in expressing
our deliberate conviction tha', as long as the Railway
Companies exert tLealielves as much and as successfully
as they have heretofore done for the prctcc.ien cf passen-
gers, it would be unreisonsb!e, and, in a publ•c point of

or attempt t) transfer to any Gov-ernment Board the powers
and responsibilities with which the Companies arc at pre-
sent charged.
OPENING OF THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY
THROUGHOUT. —NOVEL RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—The Sam-
mit Tunnel, the only portion of this P-ailway which re-
mained unopened, bt ing completed, this line was opened
throughout on Monday morning last, when the Di-
" rectors aid their friends, and a few of the princi-
pal shareholders, star' ei in a special train from
the Manchester st eion in Oldham-road. The train con-
sistsd cf tea) carriages, both being of an enfrely new con-
struction, but somewhat different from each other. The
body of one of them is about 18 feet by 7, and is 6 feet
6 iaches high. There is a compartment in t!:e centre
:even feet square, and it is built after the fashion of a gon-
dol'. Tae intericr of this compartment is fitted up with
splendid mahogany szfaa, Heed with crimson plush, and
trimme 1 with silk gymp, and the top pelt above the sofa
boxei is composed I f plate gless with silk curt..ies. The
two cid compartments are open above ; but a curtain made
of a waterproof fabric can be drawn down at pleasure to
scree.) the passengers from the rain, so that in these
car:lagea a person rray enjoy all the comforts of a first-
class carriage, aed, at the same time, be enabled to
serwey the country through which he is passing. The
net cr carriage, the Touri t, is similar in its general
arrangements, but is fitted up differently. These c7r-
riagee, which were made by Mr. Melling, of Green-
,a, are adapted far summer travelling; there are
het two of their, and toy are merely tar as expe-
rireei t. The fires in twos will, we understand, be
the same as in the first class carii gc,. The train
Ir;ceeded rspidly ; the ave7aee opted maintained,
exclus;vo of steppagea, were very f equent,
t&eg irey miles an hoar. At the Summit Tunnel t' ey
were} i ied by a band of music. The !a gatar passeuger
and gooda t-ains c rm. menead ruati ig on Monday morn-.
ing ; and several trei !s passed tie ough the tunnel befare
the special train which conveyed the directors and their
f iende. Leeds Me cur y.
MANCHESTR:t AND LEEDS RAILWAI COMPANY.—TiIe
ninth half-yearly meeting was hell on Wednesday ia
Manebes.t 1-, and was se'y numerously attended. From
the report there appeared an excess of expenditure over
the eeirnates to the amount of 572,0001., and the
total caeital now requir..d is 3,172.000/. ne excess is
accounted fr r in a great degree by unfore.,een difficulties
in the ope,eti in of tunnelling, &c. The ezcess in the
Summit Tunnel alene, it_ appears, has been 108,000/.
and the original centrector abandoned the contract at
an 0.7r1y period,
_Deyirg a pet:silty of 3 000/. The cost
f the Summit Tuneel was 251,000/. he Dire( tars re-
co.nrread an all ..)ion to Perii tment' to raise a further
sum of 487,5001., aid the issue of new shares fir than
purpose. During the list two months, the reccipt4 from
paeeengers and goads have averaged 1,56:3/. ld. per
soot, attar deduci.ig tells due to tit! Noah *treed
Company. In aliu iin to the Bid lately iet-oduced into
tho report deprecates any hasty attempt to
remedy by legisiutiva interference those evils which
practice and experience can aline effectually overcome.
The qurstian of Sunday travelling, o* which several me-
morials had been reccivad, the Directors would leave to
the shareholde:R. The Report was re.A3lved unaaimowly.