The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDO

about eleven o'clock in the same day his wife Ingeborg,
in Daniel's absence, heard a loud noise in the sea, and
she and two little children saw a great monster, such as
described above, take a northerly course, cl eby their
place at such a rate that the waves were da bed on the
shore in the same way as when a steamer is passing by.
Neither of them say that they saw anything like eyes or
fins, or indeed anything projecting from its round form,
but they declare that the colour of the animal was dark
brown, and that it often rose up with gentle undulations,
sometimes, however, sinking below the surface so that
merely a stripe indicated the rapid course of the gigantic
body. On the same morning a lad, by name Abraham
Abrahamsen Hagences, was out fishing in the Rognefiord,
not far from Lundences, and just ready to throw out
his line when he, as he asserts, became aware that at
about 100 fathoms distance a monster with a head as
large as a Fcering beat (about twenty feet long) and a
long body lay upon the sea like large kegs and was
nearing his boat—seized with a panic he exerted all his
strength to reach the shore, and as the animal appa-
rently following him was only about 40 fathoms off he
leaped ashore, drew up the boat and ran up the bank,
whence he viewed the monster, which had by this time
approached the shore within 20 fathoms. He says that
that part of the body which was visible was about sixty
feet in length, and that its undulating course was similar
to the eel; that the colour of the back was blackish,
shining strongly, and, as far as he could distinguish,
there was a whitish stripe under the belly. Report also
says that the sea-serpent was seen by several persons in
Biornfiord causing a great deal of dread, but of this our
informant wants authentic accounts. Our informant
further says that he has no reason whatever to doubt
the truth of the story of the man and his wife, or the
trustworthiness of the lad Abraham, except as far as
that his fears may have caused him to see several things
through a magnifying glass.

WEYMOUTH.—CoIoneI Freestun's canvass proceeds
most satisfactorily. The Liberal interest is now so
powerful that no doubt exists of his return, in conjunc-
tion with Mr. Christie. The latter gentleman left us
for London on Thursday last, having fully completed
his canvass, which, we are warranted in saying, has been
more successful than that of any other candidate ex-
cepting Mr. Buxton, just after the passing of the Reform
Bill.—Sherborne Journal.
A shock of earthquake was felt at Algiers on the
21st ult., and at the same time a shock was felt at
Cherchel, which was afterwards followed by others.
This caused such uneasiness that the population of this
latter place passed the night in the open air. Most of
the houses have been cracked by these shocks.
INAUGURATION OF THE STATUE OF THE LATE KING
OF SWEDEN.—At the inauguration of the statue of the
late King of Sweden, Charles-Jean, which took place
,ome time since at Noerkceping, in presence of the
reigning King, his son, and the rest of the Royal family,
a loyal address was presented by the President of the
Ancients of the town, to which the King returned the
iollowing answer:—" Gentlemen, I receive with the
most lively emotion the announcement of the resolution
of the citizens of this town to dedicate a monument to
the memory of my father, which I shall never forget.
I share in your joy that the monument is finished, and
that in a manner worthy of the noble object, proving
at the same time the patriotic spirit which inspired this
homage. Kings are only judged sincerely by posterity.
The commune of which you are the president has given
an example of fidelity and gratitude due to a monarch
who, during his glorious reign, ennobled by peace, sought
no other recompense than the love of his subjects. I
thank you for the reiterated testimonies of devotedness
which you have given to me and my family. I appre-
ciate them in the highest degree. Be pleased, Sir, to
accept my best wishes for the prosperity of the town of
Noerkeeping ."
A dreadful accident occurred a few days back at
Pont de Rodez (Lot). A quantity of gunpowder (about
2001b5.) having been deposited by the contractors of
the road from Paris to Toulouse in the house of a person
named Vayre, one of the workmen entered the room at
night with a light, accompanied by a servant of the
house, to take out a supply for the next day. A moment
after a dreadful explosion was heard, which shook the
whole village. Vayre's house was blown to pieces, as
was that next door, belonging to an innkeeper named
Ponzalgues, where several persons were at supper at
the time. The two men who had gone to take the
powder were literally dismembered, the limbs being
found scattered about under the ruins. A servant girl

is in a desperate state, and five other persons are seri-
ously injured.
REPRESENTATION OF CAMBRIDGE. (From the
Cambridge Independent.)—The near approach of a ge-
neral election has caused the burgesses here, as well as
in other large boroughs, to be up and doing. It has
been determined to bring forward a second candidate
with Mr. Adair, in the Liberal interest ; and it would
have afforded the electors great pleasure to see their
faithful and respected friend, Mr. Richard Foster,
again in the field, when his electien would, from a
variety of causes, be all but certain. A deputation
waited upon Mr. Foster to obtain his consent, to whom,
after many expressions of kindness, he stated his decided
unwillingness, indeed, his positive refusal, again to
become a candidate. Mr. Pryme, our former faithful
representative has also declined. Under these circum-
stances, some of the electors were anxious to invite
Lord Cosmo Russell, who contested the borough with
Mr. Foster in 1840, to come forward with Mr. Adair ;
and as a mark of respect to the Noble Lord and his illus-
trious family, he has been written to, but, should he not
consent, we understand the won. W. F. Campbell, M.A.,
of Trinity College, and eldest Lord Campbell, Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, will be invited, and will, in
all probability, in due time be introduced to the electors.
DRAINAGE ACT.—Mready about 20,000/. have
been applied for by proprietors in Caithness, under the
provisions of the New Drainage Bill, which, when once
expended, must lead to a large increase in the growth
of grain and other crops in this county, and in the mean-
time create a very considerable demand fcr labour.—
John o' Groat Journal.
Yesterday's Poole and Dorsetshire _Herald says—
It is our melancholy duty to announce the death of Mr.
John Sydenham, jun., the editor and senior proprietor
of this paper, which took place at his residence in Poole
on Tuesday evening last. The deceased was well known
in the county, having been for many years the editor of
the Dorset County Chronicle, and having been much
attached to antiquarian research, to which he devoted a
great portion of his time.
STATE OF TRADE.—There is a shade of improve-
ment in the cotton glove trade, but every other depart-
ment of the cotton hosiery manufacture remains stag-
nant. The lace trade in nearly every department con-
tinues in a most depressed state, though in some quarters
there is a faint revival, The plain trade, especially the
plain quilling trade, is not suffering in the same pro-
portion as the fancy branches, but the prices for making
these articles are wretched. The cotton warp lace trade
has by no means rallied : the panic to a certain extent
still continues, and from all appearances is not soon
likely to recover. Speculation of every kind in new ma-
nufactures or new machinery is at a very low ebb, as
there seems but little encouragement in any quarter.
This state of things, we have been informed, has at
length reached Tiverton and the west of England.—
Nottingham Review.
SCULPTURE.—A correspondent from Rome informs
us that Prince Albert has given a commission for one of
Wyatt's Nymphs. " Indeed," he adds, " the countenance
of Royalty seems to smile on sculpture at present ; as
Wyatt, Gibson, Theed, Tenerani, and Wolfe, all have
orders at this moment from one or other of the Royal
pair. Gibson's statue of the Queen will be shortly
finished. He has handled his subject well. The like-
ness is admirably preserved, whilst royalty loses nothing
in his bands. He is about to hazard, however, a no-
velty—at least so far as English sculpture is concerned,
which, I confess, my eyes are unable to endure with
pleasure. Her Majesty wears a slight diadem ; and her
drapery, which is very delicate and light, is thrown
loosely over her left arm, inclining gracefully towards
her feet in front. The diadem and the bordering of the
drapery are tinged with blue, and some part is even
pricked out in gold colour.—Athenceurn.
Musical. Gossip.—MlLAN.----Reeves continues to
be a great favourite here ; he is said to be engaged at
Vienna, for the spring, as prima tenore. Mr. Jones,
another Englishman, is engaged at Genoa to sing in
Verdi's opera of Attila. He was much liked at Verona,
where he sang in Verdi's Ernani. Miss Susan Hobbs
has made her debut at Varesa, but we have not yet
heard with what success. PARIS.—A new opera, called
Gi,hby la Cornemuse, the poem by Leuven and Bruns-
wick the music by Clapisson, has been produced at the
Opera Comique here with success, the principal parts
sustained by Roger, Mademoiselle Delille, Madame St.
Foix, MM. Henry and Grignon. Clapisson is known as
a popular composer of ballads, Pacini's La Fidanzata
Coosa has been brought out at the Theatre Italien, with
Persiana. Mario, and Coletti ; it succeeded entirely.
Robert Bruce is expected to be produced at the Academie
about the 10th of December. A new ballet, La Tatienne,
is in rehearsal for Carlotta Grisi, and a one act opera by
Adolphe Adam. Mr. Lumley, director of her Majesti's
Theatre, arrived in Paris on Saturday last ; he has en-
g.,e4ed Madame Montenegro, the Spanish vocalist,
r.ro , SCELIANEOUS NEws.--Ernst, the king of German vio-
linists, is on the point of leaving Vienna, on a tour
through
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beer is going to Vienna ta bring out the same
opera. Conradin Kreutzer, a composer of celebrity,
has been appointed director of the Opera to the Court
at Vienna, in place of Nicolai, who has accepted a post
at Berlin. Conradin Kreutzer is the author of a
[Night in Grenada, an opera, which was performed by the.
German company in London. Mendelssohn's Paulus
has been given at Vienna by an orchestra of nearly a
thousand. A musical performance took place a Leipsic
on the 11th, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth-
day of Schiller. Verdi is composing a new opera for the
Pergola at Florence ; the subject from Macbeth. Jenny
Lind will receive 100.000 f. for her four months engage-
ment at Vienna. Among the operas she is likely to per-
form in are the Enchantress and Daughter of St. Mark
of Mr. Balfe, whose Siege of Rochelle and Bohemian
Girl
have already been produced at the Opera
.House in
Vienna with great success. Benedict is writing an
opera for the Academie Royale of Paris, per order. Mon-
sieur Hippolyte Lucas is the librettist, and report speaks
favourably of the story on which his book is founded.—
Musical World.
ANTIQUITY of COURSING.—AS early as A.D. 150,
Arrear wrote a treatise on coursing. The Gauls, it ap-
pears, first introduced this healthy exercise. Early in
the morning the serfs of the nobles went out with the
dogs to ascertain the hare's route ; having done so, they
returned to their masters, who instantly mounted, and
went in search of puss. In the reign of Elizabeth, when
the ladies of the court, instead of tea and bread and
butter, took for their breakfast good roast beef, washed
down by stout brown beverage, and then spent a whole
day on horseback, coursing was so popular a recreation,
that her Majesty ordered the Duke of Norfolk to
draw up a code of laws for its regulation, which even
now is held in great respect by sportsmen.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
GREAT WESTERN.
A special general meeting of the proprietors of the
Great Western Railway was held yesterday afternoon at
the Paddington station, for the purpose of considering two
agreements, one for purchasing the Birmingham and
Oxford Junction, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton,
and Dudley Railways, the other for the purchase of the
Wycombe and Uxbridge Railways, and also for the pur-
pose of determining upon the expediency of certain
branch lines and extensions, and, if necessary, to autho-
rise the directors to apply to Parliament in the ensuing
session for powers to make them. Mr. Charles Russell,
M.P., chairman of the board of directors, presided.
There was an exceedingly full attendance of share-
holders.
The CHAIRMAN said that the purpose of the present
meeting was to obtain the permission of the shareholders
to carry out to their legitimate results the measures of
last session, by renewing an application to Parliament
to sanction them in the next. One of the most
important measures which had obtained the sanc-
tion of Parliament in the last session was the
Birmingham and Oxford Railway, the circumstances
with regard to which were so recent, that it was hardly
necessary for him (the Chairman) to detain the meet•
ing with any reference to them. They (the share -
holders) would remember that a Bill was also obtained
for the construction of a railway from Birmingham to
Dudley and Wolverh m pton. The connexion between these
lines was intimate, as they formed a continuous line of
communication, and were, indeed, almost promoted by
the same parties. It was, therefore, thought advisable
that they should be amalgamated and brought together
under one direction. Accordingly, a special meeting
was convened to promote the amalgamation, on
the 30th October last, at which he (Mr. Rus-
sell) had thought it his duty to be present.
A long discussion took place as to the pro-
bability of the Great Western Company's being
disposed to lease or purchase them, which many
parties wished that they should do. He (Mr. Russell)
thought, 'en that occasion, that the proposition should
not come from them (the Great Western), but stated
that they would be prepared to take it into con
sideration, and that he did not think that
they would offer any opposition to the amal-
gamation of the two lines, or to their pur-
chase or lease by the Great Western, provided that
certain conditions were complied with, viz., Ist—That
the arrangement should be just; 2d—That the prin-
ciples and purposes for which the railways had been
granted should in no way be violated; and, lastly—That
the rights of the Great Western Railway should in no
degree be weakened. On these agreements, he said,
the Great Western would be prepared to treat. A
resolution was passed agreeing to the amalgamation,
and it was also agreed that a negotiation should be
opened with the Great Western for the lease or pur-
chase of the line. Accordingly, a deputation of the two
companies had met, and the result was, that the
heads of the agreement were drawn up, which
had been circulated amongst them. He (the
Chairman) believed, and so did his colleagues, that the
terms of that agreement were just and equitable. He
trusted that it was not the practice of the Great Western
Company to ask in their arrangements an) thing but just
terms. But in the present instance there were strong
reasons why they had thought that the terms should
be liberal. It was their opinion that the London and
North Western Company could not bid for these lines—
that it would be inconsistent with their principles to do
so—and that as they (the Great Western Company)
were the only parties who could purchase the line, they
ought to offer liberal terms. The directors, therefore,
felt no hesitation in recommending to their share-
holders the adoption of the terms, particularly when
they looked to the prospects of the two lines.
They passed through rich districts to the heart of Bir-
mingham, the point where the traffic of the north con-
centrated, before diverging to the various parts of the
south. The terms in fact were such as were just to those
who sold as well as advantageous to those who
bought.—(Hear, hear.) Up almost to the present
time (continued the Chairman) no attempt had been
made by the London and North-Western Company to
interfere with the agreement ; but so late as yesterday
(Thursday), he (Mr. Russell) had received a letter from
Mr. Glyn, the chairman of that company, which
he would now read to them. Though it was
a private communication (as all which passed between
him and Mr. Glyn were), it had such a bearing on the
measure before them, that he should not feel justified in
withholding it from them. (The Chairman then pro-
ceeded to read the communication in question, which
stated that the London and North-Western Company
had received a memorial from certain parties in the
Birmingham and Oxford, pressing them to come forward
with some proposition for an union between them to
the advantage of the latter. The letter concluded by
stating that it was accompanied by a copy of the answer
sent to the memorial. This document stated, that if
the Great Western should decline entering into any
negotiation for a fresh arrangement in the matter with
the London and North-Western Company, they (the
latter) were disposed, when the offer of the Great West-
ern was disposed of, to propose an arrangement advan-
tageous to all.) This letter, though dated the 2d inst.,
had not reached him (the Chairman) till the
day before. Its object was evident, and that was,
to sow dissension among them, not at the eleventh,
but the twelfth hour.—(Hear, hear.) He could not,
therefore, hesitate, and at once, though labouring under
illness, had written an answer, which had obtained the
concurrence of his colleagues. He had said in it that he
did not anticipate any advantage from the negotiation
proposed. If he (Mr. Glyn) could persuade the share-
holders of the Birmingham and Oxford to transfer their
line to the hands of the London and North-Western,
and if Parliament should so far stultify itself as to
agree to it, they (the Great Western) would submit, but
they would take no part in it.—(Loud applause.)
The CHAIRMAN having expressed his firm belief that
the agreement would be confirmed, proceeded to say
that, under any circumstances, there would still remain
an appeal to Parliament. He then commented in detail on
the other lines to be applied for in the next session, which
he stated to be for the most part the same as those of the
last, and already approved of. by the shareholders. The
resolution formally confirming the agreement with the
Birmingham and Oxford, and the Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley, for the purchase of these two
undertakings, was then read, and a long discussion
ensued.
Mr. WITHERS, at great length, opposed the agree-
ment, and entered into elaborate calculations to show
that it would never be lucrative. With respect to the
apprehension entertained from the probability of the
London and North-Western Company's getting the lines
if the Great Western did not, he said let them get them.
He concluded by proposing, as an amendment, that the
meeting should be postponed.
Mr. STAMFORD seconded the amendment.
Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P., supported it, and strongly
recommended that amicable arrangements should be
made with the London and North-Western Company.
The CHAIRMAN replied at length on the subject, and
finally the amendment was put to the show of hands,
and negatived by a large majority.
The original motion was then put and carried; after
which a resolution was also carried, authorising the
other lines to be applied for.
The proceedings were concluded by a vote of thanks
to the Chairman, having lasted nearly three hours.

BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION

RAILWAY.

BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon an
extraordinary meeting of the above-named company was
held at Doe's Royal Hotel, in this town, for the purpose
of considering and of ratifying an agreement en-
tered into between the directors of the Great
Western Railway Company of the one part, and albs
directors of the Oxford and Birmingham Junction, and.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railways of
the other part, for the sale to the Great Western Rail-
way Company of the and rtakings of the Birmingham
and Oxford Junction, and Birmingham, WolverhaMpton,
and Dudley Railways. Philip Henry Muntz, Esq., the
Chairman of the Birmingham and Oxford, occupied the
chair. Among the proprit tors present were Lord Ha-
therton, Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. Lawrence Heyworth.
of Liverpool ; Mr. Saunders, the Secretary of the Great
Western; Mr. Bennett, of Liverpool; Mr. Moseley, Mr.
Banks, of London, 84c.; but the meeting was, considering
the importance of the object for which it was convened,
very thinly attended.
The CHAIRMAN very briefly opened the business of
the meeting. It was called to confirm the negotiations of
the directors with the directors of the Great Western
Railway Company, and in conformity with resolutions
which the proprietors of the Birmingham and Oxford
Junction had adopted at a meeting held in that room
some few weeks since. The Chairman then read the
correspondence which had taken place between Mr. Rus-
sell, the Chairman of the Great Western Railway Com-
pany, and Mr. Glyn, the Chairman of the North -Western
Railway, the substance of which will be found in our
report of the meeting of the Great Western Company
held yesterday.
The reading of the correspondence excited several
ironical cheers.
The CHAIRMAN then called upon the secretary to read
the draft of the agreement between the Birmingham and
Oxford Junction Company and the Great Western. It
was as follows:
" 1. The capital of the united company to be
1,700,0001.
" 2. The Great Western to pay 101. 50., premium on
every 201. share; payable within six months after the
finishing of the line.
" 3. If the line be not made before the Ist January,
1850, the premium to be duo on the Ist of July, 1850;
if not paid then, interest at the rate of 5 per cent to be
allowed.
"4. Five per cent. interest to be allowed on calls duly
paid; ;four per cent. on calls paid by anticipation.
" 5 and 6. The Great Western to find any additional
capital that may be required, and the board of that
company to have effectual control of the management."
The CHAIRMAN begged leave to move that the agree-
ment be confirmed.

Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, of Liverpool, in second-
ing the resolution, referred to the principle upon which
Parliament had granted the Act for the formation of the
Birmingham and Oxford line—that of its being a com-
peting line to the London and North Western—and con-
tended that Parliament would never stultify itself by
allowing its amalgamation, as proposed, with that great
monopoly. A competing line between the manufacturing
and mining population of Staffordshire and Lancashire,
while it increased traffic and increased profits, would at
the same time insure better accommodation and lower
rates of fare to the public.
Mr. G. TURNER contended that the present meeting
did not fairly represent the opinions and feelings of the
shareholders, and that the further consideration of the
question ought to be postponed. The certificates of a
large number of shareholders had not been issued, and the
consequence was, they were not able to vote. The
directors had behaved honestly in the matter. He con-
cluded by moving an amendment to the effect, that in

consequence of a large nunaber of certificates not being
issued, this meeting be adjourned until the 14th of
January.
The CHAIRMAN said, the Hon. Proprietor was bound,
he thought, to recal the word dishonest. There was no
trick in withholding the certificates. It was found im-
possible to prepare them. Every scripholder might at
all times have had access to the transfer-book, and the
transfer being entered, he would have had the right of

voting.
A long, and,, at some periods, an angry conversation
followed.
Mr. MosxLEY contended that the meeting had not
power, by their Act, under the present circumstances of
the case, to sell their line to the Great Western. Their
proceedings that day, if they determined upon so doing,
would be null and -void. After arguing to this effect for
a great length of time, he announced, upon the authority
of a letter from Mr. Glyn, that the London and North
Western Company were prepared to offer them 151. pre-
mium upon each 201. share, 51. to be paid on the passing
of the Act, 51. in six months afterwards, and 51. on the
opening of the line. He contended that an adjournment,
while it could do no harm, would afford time for every
shareholder to give his opinion upon the subject. He
supported tha amendment.
The CHAIRMAN observed, that if they were to wait for
the first 51. until after the passing of the Act for the
amalgamation of the Birmingham and Oxford with the
North-Western, they would have to wait for a pretty
long period.
The amendment being put to the vote, it was lost by a
majority of 21 to 12 votes.
Mr. BENNETT, of Liverpool, then moved the following
amendment upon the original motion :
" That the Birmingham and Oxford line be sold to

the Great Western Railway Company on payment of
151. premium on each share of 201. Payment to be made
within six months after the completion and opening of
the line. The railway to be completed by the let Jan.,
1849, or the premium to be considered due, the Ist of
July, 1849. All the capital to be called up by or before
the last-named date. On the Ist of January proprietors
to decide whether they will be paid off or receive com-
pensation bearing four-and-a-half per cent. interest, for
three, five, or seven years. In case of partial opening of
the line being required by the Great Western Railway
Company before the Ist of January, 1849, the premium
to become due within six months after such partial open-
ing. Interest five per cent. on call, and four per cent. on
anticipated calls."
Mr. TURNER seconded the amendment, which was op-
posed by Mr. BARLOW, one of the directors of the Great
Western Company, Mr. SPOONER, and
Lord HaTHEaTon, who observed, that all men of busi-
ness must see that there was no intention on the part of
the North-Western to carry out the offer they had
made. Indeed, they knew that Parliament would not
sanction it. For his own part he was never inclined to
join the North-Western—his feeling had always been
in favour of a junction with the Great Western, and he
believed the directors had done their best to make
for them a satisfactory arrangement. He (Lord
Hatherton) might state as strong conclusive proof that
the shareholders were in favour of the sale when he
mentioned that 20,000 proxies had been lodged in favour
of it, and none against it.
The CHAIRMAN decided that the second amendment
did not come within the terms and objects of the meet-
ing, and the original resolution was then passed.
Thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting
broke up.

BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND
DUDLEY RAILWAY.
A meeting of the proprietors of this company was
then held, William Matthews, Esq., in the chair, when
the terms of the agreement above stated, were approved
unanimously.

AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON,
AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.

NOTTINGHAM, FRIDAY, HALF-PAST FOUR, P.M.—A
special meeting of this company was held yesterday at
Nottingham, at which the seal of the company was
agreed to, and authorised to be fixed to the register of
shareholders. The principal features of the meeting
were the statements of the negotiations with the Eastern
Counties, the North-Western, and the Midland Counties
Companies for the sale of the line, none of which were
brought to bear. The company have consequently de-
termined to execute the line themselves.

ROUEN AND HAVRE.—An engine ran th• whole
length of this line, for the first time, on Sunday last,
and on the following day the employe's were conveyed by
train to their respective posts. There can now, there-
fore, be no doubt that the railway, which will so much
facilitate the intercourse between this country and the
French capital, and against the opening of whieh so
many unforeseen occurrences have happened, will be
ready for public traffic in a few days, as previously an-
nounced.

WEXFORD AND VALENTLL—A call has been made by
the directors, who, it is understood, will be personally
answerable for the payment of the deposits, the expenses
of last year having swallowed up the greater part of the
money subscribed.
THE SOUTH DEVON.—It has been determined (says
our correspondent), at a recent meeting of the directors
of this and the associated companies, to purchase Mill-
bay Pier, belonging to Thomas Gill, Esq., the chairman
of the South Devon Company, for the purposes of the
Plymouth and Great Western Dock scheme. The skin
to be given for the pier is 30,0001., of which the South
Devon is to contribute, if the shareholders agree, one-
half, and the Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter
Companies 7,5001. each. This arrangement has occa-
sioned considerable ill-feeling in the board, and on Sa-
turday last two of the directors, who reside at Ply-
mouth, William Hawker, Esq., and William Fox, Esq.,
sent in their resignations. The shareholders are at
present very much dissatisfied with the state of things
in connexion with this line. It is now confidently
stated that the line will be opened from Teignmouth to
Newton on the 22d of this month.

NEW LOOOMOTIVE MECHANISIC—Yesterday a work-
ing model of a new plan of railway locomotion was ex-
hibited in Old Broad-street, with a view, as stated, to
the adoption of means for securing the great objects at
which railway enterprise aims, namely, safety to human
life, certainty of action, and economy in construction
and working. By the new plan the carriages are pro-
posed to be built upon platforms which will glide on the
peripheries of parallel lines of wheels, mounted on
chains, stanchions, or piles—rendering rails and bridges
unnecessary. An immovable rope or chain forms a ful-
crum, against which the motive power is to be applied.
The rope or chain passes round a drum fixed on a tra-
velling platform, the drum being set in motion by a
small engine fixed on either side of it, on the platform,
underneath which ribs, or flanges, about a foot in depth,
make it difficult if not impossible for it to get off the
wheels. The line of .
traction being invariably in the
middle of the road, it contended that no probable
cause of accident can occur to disturb it, and that it will
avoid the great danger incident to railways from the
breaking of an axle, a wheel, or a rail, or from a sharp
curve. An experimental road, of about a mile in length,
is to be constructed near the metropolis.