The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

interest at five per cent. per annQisto be allowed can
all payments made by proprietors in the Vale of Noah
in advance of calls.
The South Devon are about to take tenders fer their
sets of first, second, and third-class carriages.
The Eastern Counties have called a meeting to deter-
mine on the conversion of all the 141. 16s. shares of the
company into shares of 201. each, by the payment of
Li. 4s. and addition of 41. bonus, tO take dividends from
the 4th of January next; and for the granting of equi-
valent advantages to the Northern and Eastern. The
meeting is also made special far the purpose if granting
to the holders of Eastern Counties (York Bgtension)
shtires the right to subscribe all further capital now re-
quired, or hereafter to be required, for the purposes of
the companyi until the same shall be paid up in full.
THE SHREWSHIIBY AND CHESTER. The first line
for North Wales, and leading into the most romantic
regions, was opened between the latter place and Ruabose
on Wednesday, at first class, 35.; second class, 2s. 6d.;
third class, ts. sd. Day tickets from Chester and Ruabon.
stations :—First class, 4s. 6d.; second glass, 3s. 9d. At ten
o'clock in the morning a train of twenty-three carriages
left Brook-street station, conveying the directors, pro-
prietors, &c., and the Chester blue-coat boys, and their
excellent juvenile band. The train on its return brought
a large party of Welsh friends to Chester. A second
train left Cheiter at four o'clock P.M., for Ruabon, and
returned in the evening. The day was a free day, and
the directors were exceedingly liberal with tickets, and
provided sumptuous refreshments at Ruabon. All the
visitants enjoyed themselves exceedingly, and Wynnstay
Park had many admirers. The trains have proceeded
with great regularity and dispatch, and have been well
loaded.
THE RAILWAY CRISIS IN BERLIN.—The financial
crisis which has for so long past existed on the Berlin
Exchange is still, we understand, much the same. The
number of ralway shareholders who refuse to continue
their instalments increases from day to day. The lines
the estabishment of which is now very uncertain are
the Lippstadt and Cassel, the Magdeburg and Witten-
burg, and the Stargard and Posen, without counting
others of less importance. This distressing state of
&ffairs still increases the number of actions relative to
railway matters. There are already 1,700 actions
fending at the Berlin tribunals.
SNAKE-HEADS.—DELIGHTFUL —A passenger on the
Elarlem rail narrowly escaped death in New York
recently, from a snake-head, which passed through the
bottom and top of the car. The flat bar-rails used in the
United States frequently give way, and rise in this
manner. Wilful and casual accidents, with damage of
person and loss of life, are as frequent as ever, and little
notice is taken, it seems, nor any means to diminish or
abate them. The conductors and inferior servants are
insolent and reckless, being pretty much appointed by
political influence for votes, rather than for their skill or
respectable conduct.
FALLING IN OF CUTTINGS ON THE BISHOPSTOKE
AND SALISBURY BRANCH LINE.—WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4.
—A very serious falling in of earth occurred (says our
Andover correspondent) on this line yesterday. The
late rains and stormy weather caused the earth to give
way at the part of the works called Barley-hill, near to
Dean, and so extensive is the slip that it is computed
it will require at least 500 labourers to work for a month
or more to remove the same. At another part of this
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line, near to Pool's Barn, it is calculated th-at within the
last few days more than one hundred thousand yards of-
soil has fallen in. Fortunately, in both cases, no lives
were sacrificed, nor any serious accident took place,
timely notice being given to the workmen by the earth
gradually cracking ere it gave way. These casualties
must cause the opening of this unfortunate and long-
delayed branch to stand over now until the spring of

the year.
ORLEANS.—The Minister of Public Works has visited
that portion of the line which suffered by the inundation
of the Loire, and it is most probable that prompt mea-
sures will be adopted for the reconstruction of the
(limaged viaduct bridge. By a report from the above
functionary it appears that a royal ordinance has autho-
rised a credit of 2,000,000 francs to be employed in re-
pairing the damage caused by the rising of the Loire;
and a further sum of 500,000 francs for the like purpose
with regard especially to the bridges that may have suf-

fered on that river.
Amongst the subscriptions towards repairing the losses
occasioned by the late inundations in France, the Orleans
company have added a sum of 30,600 francs; the Bor-
deaux company have subscribed 15,000 francs; and tho
St. Etienne and Lyons company have added a sum of
1,000 francs for the same purpose. Thus it will be seen
that those companies who have themselves been the
greatest sufferers have been most prominent in exerting
themselves by their charity to relieve the sufferings
caused by the late calamity.

SI'ANISH BONDHOLDERS'
ASSOCIATION.
We have received the following communication from
the Spanish Bondholders' Association, which throws
additional light on the proceedings taken by the dele-
gates recently assembled at Paris to consider the subject
of the foreign debt of Spain:—
" A congress of deputies from the Committees of Spa-
nish Bondholders of Great Britain, France, Holland, and
Belgium, consisting of—
" Mr. Herring
On the part of the British
Mr. Chard
" Mr. Henderson
" Mr. Guynet On the part of the French
" Mr. Duburg .
" Mr. Eisenlohe.
" Mr. Drucker
"Mr. Wertheim
"Mr. Cogels 1 On the part of the Belgian
" Mr. L. Brasseur Van • Bondholders,
den Bogaert
"Having assembled at Paris for the purpose of con-
certing the most efficient measures for obtaining an ho-
nourable settlement of the claims of the foreign Spanish
bondholders, bare 'unanimously come to the following
resolutions
"1: That Spain is in a normal state of tranquillity,
with her resources improved, her revenue increasing, and
her credit reviving amongst her native capitalists, as
appears by her having lately contracted a loan with them
of 2,000,0001. sterling for internal improvements at about
54 per cent. per annum interest ; and it has been satis-
factorily ascertained that Spain is at length in a position
to grant justice to the foreign bondholders, who have
borne their privations with patience till the return of
order and stable government in Spain ; moreover, rely-
ing on the promises of Senor Mon and other Ministers of
Finance, and expecting that the authorization voted by
the Cortes more than a year ago to deal with the public
debt would have long since been acted upon, more es-
pecially as the very money advanced to Spain by the
foreign bondholders, whereof they now crave the liqui-
dation, enabled Spain to expel Don Carlos, and seat the
present constitutional Queen of Spain on the throne ;
besides, the Church and national property pledged and
hypothecated for the effectual security of the claims of
the foreign bondholders has recently been applied to
other purposes, without any payment or equivalent being
given to them in lieu thereof.
"2. That Spain having already partially redeemed
her credit by satisfying the claims of the Treasury
Bondholders by capitalizing their bonds at 2111. 13s. 4d.
per cent., and of the holders of domestic loans by capi-
talizing their bonds at more than 300 L per cent., whilst
the pittance of only ss. 6d. per cent. on our capital has
been doled out since 1840, by the capitalization of cou-
pons to that date in a three per cent. stock ; this Con-
gress, therefore, cannot believe it possible that Spain
will delay any longer to satisfy the residue of her credi-
tors, viz., the foreign holders of her national securities.
"3. That the committees who have sent deputies to
this Congress, collectively and separately, will continue
to urge these claims without ceasing, in every possible
way, until a just and satisfactory arrangement of them
is obtained.
" 4. That if this final appeal to Spanish honesty proves
unavailing, which is considered impossible then strenuous
and energetic measures be forthwith adopted by the
members of this Congress, after having exhausted all
other means, to induce their respective Governments to
redress the wrongs inSicted on their subjects'by the bad
faith of Spain.
" 5. That the condact of M. Guizot in aiding their
just claims entitles the French Government to the gra-
titude of the bondholders of our respective countries.
"It is resolved that the thanks of this Congress of
Deputies be communicated to Viscount Palmerston and
the Earl of Clarendon, for the readiness with which
they have given their support to the deputation from
London in furtherance of their measures to obtain justice
from Spain.
" That the thanks of the deputies be conveyed to the
Government of his Majesty the Ring of the Pays Bas for
the assistance given to the Dutch committee.
" That the thanks be likewise conveyed to the Bel-
gian Government for its manifestation to serve this great
cause.
" Signed by the preceding named deputies.
" 11Ieurice's Hotel, 30th October, 1846."

SZIOCKING OCCURRENCE ON LONDON-BRIDGE.
On Sunday, an elderly gentleman named Lee, residing in
Murray-street, Shepherdess-walk. City-road, whilst
seated on the top of one of the Camberwell and
Gracechurch-street omnibuses, proceeding across Lon-
don-bridge towards the former locality, was pitched
of thfeawnohteheelro.f tßheefovree-
wheel of the om-
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assistance could
" legs, and he was picked up in
nibus had passed over his . .
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covered with wounds. From the very severe nature of
be rendered
gentleman (eighty years), he is not ex-
the injuries sustained, and the advanced age of the un-
foitunate
pected to recover.
FIRE AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL.-011 Saturday
night, about ten o'clock, considerable alarm was created
in the immediate vicinity of Euston-square, in conse-
quence of a report being circulated that the Victoria
Hotel, the property of Mr. Edward Horne had taken
fire. The report was strengthened by a mass of flames
iisuing through one of the windows on the basement
floor. Information of the circumstance was, without
delay,
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sheets and other articles,
dry-
ing-room, in a general blaze, and had it not been for
the assistance afforded, it is probable that a most fearful
conflagration would have been the result.
The flames
were soon extinguished. Considerable damage was done
to the contents of the room ; many of the sheets, toge-
ther with the racks, being destroyed, and the othera
come
severely injured. The fire was caused from some of
the linen having
in contact with the pipe of the
drying stove.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely and family ar-
rived at Farrsnce's Hotel, Upper Belgrave-street, yester-
day, from Germany.

ROBBING PROM THE TEMPLE LIBRARY.—On
Saturday it was discovered that the following audacious
robbery was perpetrated in the library of the Middle
Temple. About a week ago a person presented an
order from the Queen's printer to the Rev. Mr. Rowlatt,
the librarian, for certain volumes of the statutes, which
were given him ; but some suspicion being excited, an
inquiry was set on foot, and it was ascertained that the
order was a forgery ; and further, that a similar and
equally successful forgery had been perpetrated upon the
Inner Temple and the library of Bow-street Police-court.
A correspondent strongly requests attention to a
regulation on the South• Western Railway for closing
the electric telegraph on Sundays, which may not only
operate disastrously, at it appears to have done in his
own case, in personal matters, but also in cases where
general interests are directly involved. The great use
of the electric telegraph is to announce accidental events,
which are just as likely to happen on a Sunday as on
any other day ; and it is difficult, therefore, as the ne-
cessity in these instances is beyond control (a plea
which cannot be urged in the majority of travelling ar-
rangements, for which the company make ample provi-
sion on Sundays), to recognise the motive for prohibit-
ing its employment. To the mercantile public the
matter is of great interest, since there are instances in
which the summoning of a partner to town in the case
of the sudden death of one member of a firm, or, under
other circumstances of emergency, might be the means
of averting the stoppage of a house and the ruin of
parties connected with it. The exposure of fradulent
combinations of the most extensive kind may not un-
frequently depend upon similar means ; and it will also
be seen that individuals absconding with property may,
by selecting Saturday night for their operations and the
South-Western line for their route, rely on a start of
several
hours. Our correspondent suggests many strik-
ing instances in which the regulation might likewise, in
the ordinary affairs of life, be productive of the most fatal
results ; but we have only to do with the point as it
bears upon Oommercial
,
safety, and in this respect it is
clearly of
remark. a~eient importance to call for immediate
AsTosasumo PZAT.—On Thursday evening a most
lextraordinary feat was performed by a man named
rvine. A rope was stretched from the lamp at
bposoStone-
house-bridge to a pole on the
°
about 400 feet. The rope was ite side, a distance of
about so
feet from the
water, and he engaged to walk acrossit
task amidst the cheers of at least two thousand"eeutsinpeeg hista
tors. Falmouth Packet.-
Plants that are gathered with the dew upon them
deaden and decompose much sooner than those which
are collected a few hours after sunrise, and do not dry
or preserve their colours nearly so well.—The Plough.