The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

'RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

BAVARIAN RAILWAYS.—A letter from Munich
states that the -line from Neuwark to Hof has just
been terminated. This line, which at Hof forms a
junction with the railway from that city to the fron-
tier of Saxony, and opens communication with Planer,
is of the length of thirty-two leagues, which have
been repeatedly run over in two hours and a half.
In order to accustom the men to the line expemental
trips will continue until the first of next month, when
it will be opened to the public.
EAST AND WZST YORSIIIRE.—An adjourned meet-
ing of this company was held at Snaresborough on
Friday last, to receive the report of a deputation
which had been appointed to wait upon Mr. Unclean,
the chairman of the York and North Midland, the
York and Newcastle, and other railway companies;
to see if he would not lease the East and West York.
shire line, or make some arrangement for working t,
in consequence of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway
having refused to carry into effect the arrangement
they had made for leasing the line. Mr. J. Pent pre-
sided. After the deputation had presented their re-
port, some dismission took place, and it was agreed
that, in accordance with his offer to the deputation,
Mr. Hudson should be allowed to work the line for
some time, in order that he may be the better able to
see what, it will produce. The line will be opened on
Monday next from Hay-park, near linareeborough,
to the junction with the York and Newcastle Rail-
way, a short distance north of York ; and three trains
will run each way daily between York and Knares-
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they are dissatisfied with the working of the line the
agreement' may be terminated at the expiration of
three months' notice. It was also determined at the
meeting to enforce the payment of the calls in arrear
as promptly as possible, and to endeavour by every
means to obtain from the Leeds and Thirsk Company
the payment of 6,0001., due from them for the joint
work done on the Nidd viaduct contract, which money
has already been paid by the East and West York-
shire Company.
The completion and opening of the Scottish Mid-
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land Junction enables goods to be conveyed without
change of vehicle from London to the north of
Scotland. Goods are also deliverable, without
transhipment on the journey, between Montrose,
Brechin, Forfar, and Glasgow, on the afternoon of
the same day. Scotch cattle are also conveyed unin-
terruptedly to the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Liver-
pool and Manchester markets.
THE RAILWAY TO RYE.—This work is fast
progressing towards the town from Ashford, and in
the course of a few weeks the ballasting engines and
waggons will reach to the Channel, close to the town,
where a swing-bridge is being erected to bring the
railway over the Rother to the foot of Rye-hill, where
the road will he intersected by the railway. At this
point some difficulty may probably be experienced,
because of the bridge required to be erected to carry
the turnpike road over the railway.—Sussex Express.
GRIMSBY. The railway between Hull and
Grimsby, belonging to the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Company, is proving already one of the
best schemes which has been projected in Lincoln-,
shire. The traffic continues to increase to an unpre-
cedented extent; and since the entire line of com-
munication by railway between Hull and London
has been effected, there is every probability, from
even a few days' experience, that the London por-
tion will be a very material feeder to the line
between Hull and Grimsby. The excursion trains
during the fine weather have been exceedingly well
patronised by the towns through which the line has
been made ; and the prospect for next summer must
be one of a very cheering character, not only to the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, but also to
the East Lincolnshire and Great Northern Companies
The East Lincolnshire directory, however, have very
unwisely adopted a partial day-ticket system between
the Louth and Waltham stations, a distance of three
miles from Grimsby, and to Grimsby it has been
denied ; while the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colshire Company have as wisely acted the reverse
between Grimsby and Hull, and the result has proved
completely successful.—Sheffield Times.
GRANTHAM.—THE AIIIDEREATE TUNNEL.-- On
Saturday morning last, an accident occurred which
providentially was unattended by any fatal result.
About the centre, under the observatory, the miners
had prepared a length of four and a halt' feet for the
bricklayers. When they had finished their work,
about a dozen of them being in the cavity, the earth
above gave way, warning them that it was about to
descend. The deal props were shivered to splinters,
and the poor fellows ran for their lives, but all fortu-
nately escaped. The thickness of earth fallen is in
the centre said to be about thirty feet. Should
the ground above keep its position, the disaster may
be remedied in a few weeks.—. Lincoln Mercury.
VALE OF NEATII RAILWAY.— We are glad to be
informed that two additional contracts on this line
have been let to highly respectable contractors. It
appears the directors are very desirous to complete
the line up to Hirvvain by the time the South
Wales Railway will be completed to Swansea, so as
to accommodate our visiting friends of Merthyr. The
active chairman of this line (Lord Villiers) has recently
attended two meetings of the directors at Neath, and
went over part of the works on the line. We hear that
Mr. Sharpe is proceeding rapidly with his contract near
Merthyr, and Messrs. William Hopkins and-Evan Bevan -
are now making some show in the lower part of the
vale.—Cambrian.

OXFORD AND RIIGBY.—Tho works on this northward
extension of the Great Western, of 50 miles in length,
have been stopped during the past ti eek. The men bare
been discharged, and it is not probable that operations
will be resumed before the commencement of spring.
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY.—We understand that
Mr. Radcliffe, the solicitor of the Waterford and Kil-
kenny Railway Company, accompanied by Capt. Moor-
som, the engineer-in-chief, is again in this city, endea-
vouring to make arrangements for the completion of the
third contract on the line to Knockvvilliam, near Bally-
hale. —Kilkenny Moderator.
THE FIRST RAILWAY IN SPAIN.—The first railway
in Spain, from Barcelona to Matter°, has just been
opened. It is five leagues long.

THE 17TH REGIMENT, OCT. 23.—This regiment,
stationed at Chatham, had its half-yearly inspection, in
the square at the barracks, by Major-General Brown,
C.B. and Ma, Deputy Adjutant-General. The regi-
ment, consisting of ten companies under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel John Stoyte, assembled in heavy
marching order. The Major- General examined very
minutely the men of each company, and afterwards re-
paired to the barrack-rooms and inspected several of the
men's kits, and then went and examined the books of the
regiment in the orderly-room, and expressed himself
highly gratified to Colonel Stoyte with the appearance
of the men under arms and the interior economy of the
corps. This regiment returned to England in July,
1847, from India, where it formed part of the army un-
der the late Lord Keane, and was present at the first
storming and capture of Ghuznee, and afterwards,
formed part of the army under General Sir C. Napier.
Major-General Brown, at the conclusion of his inspec-
tion, visited the commandant, Colonel Simpson. The
following has been addressed to the regiment:—" Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Stoyte has much pleasure in notifying'.
the approbation of Major-General Brown respecting the
appearance and interior economy of the regiment, and
trusts that his approval on this occasion will stimulate
the officers and non-commissioned officers and men to
continue their exertions to sustain the character for
good order and regularity which the Major-General has
been pleased to say exists in the regiment."

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MISIIAPS IN IfAILIVAY CONTRACT WORIE.S.—That
terrible antagonist to railway contract works, the rain,
appears to be playing havoc amongst viaducts and
arches, as if, in place of having the constitution of a
brick, their framework were that of a fine lady, whose
frail organism would be likely to be injured even by the
evening dews, far less be capable of withstanding the
undermining inroads of the rain. Now that the tender
mercies of summer have departed, we begin to renew our
almost weekly record of " unfortunate accidents"—un-
fortunate, indeed, fur everything seems to be dependent
on chance, and nothing on foresight or design. The
fatalities, too, have begun upon the wholesale system:
one arch follows the example of another, and all come-
tumbling down by the dozen, just, as we have said, like
recruits in the tumble-down rank and file of "Prussia&
Exercise." If competition will compel the continuance
of " close cutting" contracts, without a willing allowance
even for chances of failure, at least the aid of some
skilful professor of the calcuiation of chances ought to be
got, so that the " close cutting" may no longer prove to
be (pito so suicidal as it but too often must have been.
—The Builder.

EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.—A correspondent
from Dover informs us that on Friday morning, about
seven o'clock, a slight shock of an earthquake was ob-
served at that town. It was felt in various parts of the
town and as far as the second turnpike on the London
road. A young lady describes the sensation to have
been such as might have been produced had the bed on
which she was lying taken a sudden leap and then been
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