The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-12 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND YOltK.-At the last meeting of the Lin-
coln municipality, a memorial to the London and York
board, praying thorn to commence with the loop part of
the line, received assent, the corporate seal was affixed,
and the document was ordered to be transmitted in time
for the imp rEant meeting of the directors oa Tuesday,
the 6tS instant. A committee vas then appointed to
watch the proceedings of railways; and to report to the
council, with a view of preventing two crossings over the
High-street—the present impression being that the Lon-
don and York and Great Grimsby and Lincoln purpose
to have separate crossings.

The navvies engaged on the Lincoln lines during the
excavating of the drains leading to l'odehole, have had
some luxurious rne3ls from the large quantity of eels
that have be en captured, some of them weighing slbs
each. Hundreds of atones have been taken.

Nearly 300 persons went from Lincoln on Tuesday
last by railway to Derby races.
A Scarborough correspondent, alluding to the fright-
ful accident recorded in these columns the other day,
when a shovyer of sparks from the chimney of the engine
seriously burnt the apparel of several of the passengers,
suggests that all third-class carriages should not only be
protected, but made fire-proof.
TERMINUS OF THE LYNN AND ELY.—The terminus
for the Lynn and Ely, at the former place, is fast ap-
proaching completion. The building, which is exceed-
ingly light and graceful in app arance, has been erected
under the superintendence of Mr. Sugars. The covered
way for the carriages is upwards of 150 feet long, while
the platform for general purposes extends to a much
greater length. Convenient and spacious waiting
rooms have also been added. It is not intended that the
!cm sent structure shoal I be the permanent ter-
minus. The rapidity with which the structure was
erected is almost incredible, as scarcely a month
since not a hammer was heard to resound where
now an extensive range of buildings rice. When
the line will be opened the entire distance to Ely,
which the forward state of the works indicates will take
place within a very short period, the port of Lynn can
be attained in something about four hours, making a
saving of more than three hours. The hitherto total
absence of raiLvay communication to Lynn and its
neighbourhood has had a very injurious effect upon the
trade of the wort; but judging from the increased traffic
on the Yarmouth line, it may be reasonably conjectured
that Norfolk's second seaport will share in the prosperity
which a cheap, safe, and rapid mode of conveyance is
sure to bring in its wake.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON—THE
WORCESTER STATION.— WORCESTER, FRIDAY.—A great
deal of anxiety is displayed on the part of the inhabit-
ants of this city with reference to the Worcester station
of the Oxford, Worcester, an i Wolverhampton Railway.
At present the site fixed on by the company is half a
mile (or rather more) from the cross, to the east, and is
not very easily accessible, the roads being narrow, and a
steep hill intervening. Numerous suggestions have been
made for bringing the line into the centre of the city,
near to the cross, and making this locality the station also
of all future lines of railway brought into Worcester. Yes-
terday there were held meetings of the Worcester Town-
council and Chamber of Commerce, at which this subject
was mooted. At the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing it was resolved that a deputation should wait upon the
directors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
Railway Company, and demonstrate to them the conve-
nience which would be afforded to the Worcester traffic,
both in passengers and goods, by having a station in the
city instead of suburbs. At the Town-council meet-
ing there was a similar feeling exhibited, but all active
measures in promoting the object in view were deferred
until the next meeting, in order to comply with the ne-
cessary forms required.
GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE.—From the returns
made of the receipts of this line, which opened only in
July last, the amount received for the week ending the
25th of September shows a retnarkaqe decrease in the
sums received the previous week ; this decrease having
been 28,512 f. 71c , or more than 4,000 f. per day (1601.),
the whole am mut received for the week for passenger,'
conveyance of goods, &c., having been only 259.4281.
89c., or 37,0751 per day ; 1,403 L, or a total of 9,8211.
for the week. This decrease in the traffic of one of the
most important lines in France cannot be accounted for,
as it joins Paris, running through Beauvais, Amiens,
Arras, Lille, Tourney, Valenciennes, Mers d'Auzin, to
the Belgian frontier, and the Brussels line, passing
through a very commercial, agricultural, and mineral
portion of the northern part of the kingdom.

We are happy to announce, on excellent authority,
that no obstacle of a legal kind is opposed to the laying
down of the broad gauge to the contemplated station at
Je.sop's Garden. The work will be commenced as soon
as Mr. Brunel and Mr. Stephenson have agreed upon the
manner in which the alteration shall be made. The
former, we believe, is not satisfied with the addition of a
single new rail to those already in use; but wishes ~For
the sake of security, to have the whole re laid, and the
permanent way repaired where necessary. We under-
stand the only cause of delay is Mr. Stephenson's in-
ability to give the requi&ite attendance for adjusting this
matter—a hindrance which we hope will soon be re-
moved.—Cheltenham Chronicle.
LARGE ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN FLOUR.—The
New York packet-ship, Northumberland, R. H. Gris-
wold, commander, arrived on Thursday in the London
Dock with 5.000 barrels of flour, each weighing one
hundred weight and thr'e quarters, a large quantity of
cheese, and 3,000 kegs of turpentne.

THE SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.—On Friday,
at two o'clock, the quarterly court of the Seamen's Hos-
pital S.,ciety for sick and itis-ased seamen on board the
Dreadnought, was held at the office, No. 74. King
William-street. at which were present the Earl of Wa'-
&grave, Mr. J. Labouchere, Mr. A. Young, &c. Mr.
Sanders read the report, which showed the receipts to
amount to 2,1801 10s. 4d., including 6301. Is. 2d. balance,
5111. 153. donations, 1141. 6s. 6d. annual subscriptions,
5851. dividend, 1201. 16s. from the Merchant Fund, &c. ;
and that after paying the expenses, there was in hand
447/. 14s. I Id. The total sick had been 750, the out-
patients being 474. There were now 149 sick. The
report was unanimously received and adopted. Among
the life governors is the Emperor of China. Thanks
were voted to the chairman, and the court broke up.
MELANCIGLY OCCURRENCE.—On the morning of
Wednesday, the 23d ult., whilst a number of men, em-
ployed at the repairs of the road between Tomdown Inn
and Glenquoich, were engaged in excavating a gravel
pit, the bank suddenly tea in, in consequence of which
a young man, named Angus Macmaster, was killed on
the spot„and a younger brother so seriously injured that
he expired on the second day after the accident. Such
was the consternation and confusion of the whole party,
that for a length of time doubts existed of the elder
brother's fate, and nearly a quarter of an hour had
elapsed before his maneled remains were dug out of the
gravel. Dr. Gwynne of Fort Augustus was immediately
summoned to the spot, and rendered every assistance in
his power to the survivor; but his friends being desirous
to remove him to his father's house, near Fort William,
a spring cart was procured, and he was conveyed to
Letterfinlay, where tie breathed his last early on &Aut.•
day morning. They were both young men of excellent
character, and a third brother (the overseer of the party)
was within a few feet of the fatal spot at the time the
accident happened.—lnverness Courier.