The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-19 00:00:00

ON DITS AND GOSSIP.

It is understood that the bargain of the Wishaw and
Coltness, made by the old directors of the Edinburgh and
Glasgow, but declined by the new, had been taken up on
more favourable terms by the Caledonian, who will com-
mence carrying passengers up the Wishaw district, in
conjunction with their Garnkirk trains, from the Town-
head station. _ .

The Dundee and Perth have just entered on their lease
of the Dundee and Newtyle.
The Ayrshire, it is understood, have come forward to
relieve the Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, of the whole
of the expense incurred last session, besides consenting
to renew the former agreement to lease the line guaran-
teeing a fixed annual return of six per cent. upon the
capitaL
Mr. Strutt, M.P., Lord Granville, Sir E. Ryan, and
Captain Brandreth, whose appointments as the members
of the railway board we announced weeks ago, have
been gazetted. On Monday last the new Commissioners,
in pursuance of notification, opened their offices in Great
George-street, Westminster, late the offices of the
Birmingham's branch lines.
The Midland have abandoned the route, for which they
obtained an Act, for a branch to the Leicester and
Swannington. It is not expected that they will experi-
ence much, if any, opposition for a new Act, as they
have arranged with the principal proprietors of land.
Surveys are in progress for a continuation of the Stour
Valley line from Sudbury to Clare.
GENERAL RAILWAY TERMINUS IN GLASClOW.—Cap-
tains Codrington, R.N., Evans, R.N., and Harness, R.E.,
appointed to institute an inquiry regarding a general
railway terminus in Glasgow, have commenced proceed-
ings in that city. At the first meeting, on the 9th of
November, it was stated that the commissioners proposed
first to take the evidence of those who had signed the
memorial to Government for the appointment of the
commission ; and following it that of the authorities of
Glasgow, the representatives of trades, the bridge trus-
tees, the Clyde trustees, and the police. •
Mr. John Platford, who, owing to ill health, was
obliged to give up the managership of the Sheffield and
Manchester, has been succeeded by Mr. Eborall, jun.,
asiistant-general goods manager at the Birmingham
station of the London and North Western. Mr. llar-
greave has been appointed superintendent at the Sheffield
terminus, and Mr. Burney goods agent.
A dinner has been given to Mr. C. A. King, manager
and secretary of the Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge,
on the occasion of his being presented with a service of
plate, and a gift of 1,2001., by the directors and variiyas
shareholders in that railway, in consideration of his ser-
vices, he having been manager from the opening in
1829 till the present time, when it has become vested in
the Caledonian.

CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC.—The power of the 15-inch
atmospheric pipe, over the New Cross incline (1 in 100
for about three miles), it is expected, will be te.ted
within a fortnight.

The railways are amazingly popular at Lynn. The
first week's receipts have been double those that were
anticipated. _ _

The Scottish Societyli►f Arts have awarded their silver
medal, of the value of ten guineas, to Mr. W. Ander-ton,
mail guard, for his description and drawing of a railway
indicator, at present only in use on the Dundee and
Arbroath.

TEMPERANCE PROMOTION.—The Grand Junction di-
rectors have granted a free pass between Birmingham
and Crewe to any of the agents of Mr. G. S. Hendrick,
a large iron-founder at West Bromwich, who employs
four or five to travel through the country in the promo-
tion of the cause of temperance, t 3 which he devotes
himself.

Mr. Stewart, the manager of the Glasgow station of
the Edinburgh line, has been appointed superintendent
of the Kilmarnock station of the,Ayrshire.
So general and unanimous is the feeling said to pre.
nail in York in favour of the election of Mr. Hudson
once more as Lord Mayor, that it is rumoured the lio❑
Gentleman has intimated his willingness to accept the
office.

In a communication to the Town Council of North-
ampton Mr. Hudson states that he has given Mr. Lid-
dell, the engineer, instructions to lay out the South
Midland line in the best manner to serve Northampton,
consistently with general advantage.
Mr. E. Clark declines the honour of superintending
the works at the Britannia-bridge. He says Mr. F.
Forster, civil engineer, is the resident engineer of that
portion of the Chester and Holyhead, and under his most
able superintendence the works alluded to have been car-
ried on ever since their commencement.
Raiiway " navvies " appear to have their feelings as
well as other folks. One of them, Eli Jackson, was
killed in the Dsrwen and Bolton tunnel, and a subscrip-
tion, amounting to 161., was immediately made up among
his fellow " navvies " for his widow and children. An-
other favourite trait- is furnished in the fact that a
" navvie," named Joe Singleton, aged 63, who was found
dead in his bed, was followed to his grave by a large
body of his comrades, on the works of the Lynn and
Dereham.

At a meeting of the Peace Society, Dr. Bowring
observed, truly enough, that steam and railways were
among the greatest agents of peace ; both tended to
raise the standard of man to a higher level, broke down
the barriers which separated states and empires, and
blended and bound nations together in common interest.

A pneumatic machine of 200 horse power. and a con-
densing. engine of 20 horse power, have just been tested
on the Paris and St. Germain Atmospheric. M. Flits-
chat, engineer, conducted the experiments, which were
in every respect successful.
Several railway companies are stated to have written
to the Paris Academy of Sciences for an answer to the
following question:—When a train is running at great
speed across a zone over which a thunderstorm breaks,
what conduct should be pursued for the interest and
security of the passengers: should the train be stopped ;
should its speed be reduced ; or should it continue at the
same rate ?—Railway Chronicle.

WRECRING.—More than twenty persons have been
summarily committed to Bodrnin gaol with hard labour,
for from three to five months, for plundering from the
brig Samaritan and her cargo washed in by the soa,
wrecked off St. Eval, near Padstow, during the !Ate gales.
—Falmouth Packet.