The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

EAST INDIAN.
The hilf-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. R. W. Craw-
ford, M.P., in the chair.
Mr. NOAD, the secretary, read the report, an
abstract of which has appeared in The 51111. :
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said it went so fully into the affairs of the
company that he need not troulbs them at any
length. They had only just received the revenue
account for the half-year ending the 31st of Dec.
last, and he thought it very satisfactory. The
traffic receipts for the half-year amounted to
69,3331., as against 61,3071. in the preceding half-
year • and the expenses amounted
,to 26,7771. or
38.52 per cent., as against 24,092/., or 36.72 per
cent., in the preceding half-year. The increase in
the expenses had arisen from an, increase' in wage&
and from other circumstances. The increase iiithe

receipts amounted to 5,0261., and in the expenses
.to 2,6851. The net balance for the half-year
amounted to 42,5551., as against 40,2151. fcr the
preceding half-year. The working expenses showed
that -a large extension of traffic could be conducted
on very reasonable terms. They had received' a
littte'r from their chief engineer iu. . the North-
Wesern district which fully bore out the state;
ments he (the chairman) had made at the last meet,'
iffg relative - to the damage the works ha'd suir
*taincd: In order to be explicit, it was necesary
tofiviate that• their undertaking was divided int,
tio.districts ; that of Bengal extended frbmiCa,l-
- to; a Point 440 miles distant therefrom, and
.that point northwards their, works were
"situated in the Upper Provinces district or divi-

Mon. It Was in this district that the chief da,nrage;
was sustained, and it was satisfactory to kuot that

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the damage to the works in consequence of the
mutiny was not so, extensive as liad been 'antici-
pated. The worst partnf it was .th© delay, which
would cause a loss of time which might be estiniattd
at 7or 8 months. Oa the 25th of last month the.

Governor-General was at. Aflshaiziad, whga was
•
expected tharr7 °frail way-no; thvgnra to Fir
typore would soon be ready for traffic, in addition
to the 46 miles of railway open from Futtypore to
Cawnpore. Mr. Purser, their Engineer, fully OK
pected that the 123 miles from Allahabad to Cawn-
pore would be ready for traffic in July next. They
would th,-n have those 123 miles in addition to their
123 miles from Calcutta to Raneegunge, besides
which they would open in June. and July next 45
miles from Burdwan, in the Beerbboom district, on
the line to Rajinalial ; making together 291 miles
of railway in operation. Considering all the diffi-
culties and delays they had had in progreSsing with
the works, he thought there was not much to com-
plain of, on the whole, as regarded the company.
Of the 150 miles from Chowsa to Allahabad, one-
half of it, or 75 miles, was ready for the permanent
way, but the remaining portion would not be so far
advanced until the next year. With the exception
of one or two large bridges on this portion the pro-
gress had been satisfactory. They would have the
line from Burdwan to the Ganges, 150 miles, com-
pleted at the end of next year. Their greatest
difficulty was in the transport of heavy materials
towards the north, but they hoped to get over that
difficulty. At the end of last year, Mr. M. Rendel,

one of the consulting engineers, proceeded to India
with a view to become personally acquainted with
the nature and condition of the country through
which the line had to pass, and upon which lie
would have to advise. The irectois felt that great
advantage would result from Mr. Rendel's visit to
India. The next matter to which he would refer
was the Jubbulpore line. The accounts of this
line would be kept separate from those of the
main line. The guarantee of one would not in-
terfere with the guarantee of the other. They bad
no doubt that the line from Mirzaporo on the
Ganges to the Deccan would be exceedingly pro-
fitable. It would pass through a fertile region be-
tween the East and We-t Coast of India. With
regard to the construction of the Jubbulpore line,
there would be no difficulty.. There was a
plentiful supply of materials on it, and so soon as
the capital was taken up instructions would be sent
out to prosecute the work with vigour. It would
probably be ready to be opened by the time
their main line to the North-west was completed.
He was reminded by the secretary to state that
the original estimates of the line had been fully
borne out, and there was every probability that
they would not be exceeded, which, he thought,
must be satisfactory, considering the difficulties
they had to encounter. He would be happy to give
any explanations with regard to their affairs that
might be required.
Mr. BAXENDALE seconded the motion for the
adopti ,n of the report.
Mr. FRANKLIN said he had closely followed the
figures of the Chairman, and found that the net
profits of the line from Calcutta to Raneegunge
amounted to 82,7701. for the year 1857, and, tak-
ing the cost of it at 1,250,0001., it yielded a divi-
dend on that outlay of fia per cent.
The CHAIRMAN believed the result was some-
thing like that stated by, Mr. Franklin, but it was
very difficult to ascertain the exact amount of ex-
penditure appertaining to that portion of their
undertaking ; they had nearly doubled the line to
accommodate the traffic ; they were constructing a
very large station at Howrah for the accommoda-
tion of the traffic from the North-West, also a large
station at Raneegunge. He thought the cost of
the 123 miles might he set down at 1,200,0001.,
not including the extra expenditure upon it for the
accommodation of the North-West traffic.
Mr. MORGAN thought there were some very large
items in the accounts which required explanation
—939,0001. for engineering, and 346,8291. for in-
terest on capital. He would submit a plan ttotit the
(d
secretary by which the accounts would b
more in detail, and made clearer to the proprietors.
Mr. Mr. WILDE said it appeared to hill'
pagreatny
deal of the difficulty and delay him
htheaetean)
had laboured under in consequence
and other parts
being unable
to obtain good bricks for the p
of their bridges would bed o
ivrders on the plan
obviated by adopting
screw piles, iron piers, anin
adopted by Col. Kennedyo constructing bridges
idly and cheaply. The
on the Bombay and Bteair
rdap line. They could on
that plan be construe
the Baroda line would not
whole of the bridges
cost more for their length_on than the average cost of
n Railway.
the East India
The CHAIRMAN said, with respect to expediting
the construction of the bridges, it was one of their
chief objects in sending Mr. Rendel to India, acid
they wotild be guided by his advice. They were
not above following a good example, if approved
by their consulting engineer.
In reply to a question, it was stated that the
main line would be diverted from Agra and Delhi
to Meerut. Compensation would be claimed for
the expenditure on the works towards Delhi, which
was to be abandoned as a place fcr military stores.
Mr, DEAN wished to know whether the holders

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CALEDONIAN.
On Ntredresday an extraordinary meeting of this
company was held at Glasgow for the purpose of
conAdering—firs.st-, a. till tO —enable the Caledonian
Oompany to make.a branch to Bridgeton (cast end.
of Glasgow) from Rutherglen ; and, secondly, a
bill for making a railway from the Caledonian line
near Symington station to Biggar and Broughton;
Mr. Johnston in the chair.
The meeting was convened in accordance with
the standing orders of the louse of Lords, and the •

proposectnioikic hes having, - /nevi-etl4y ..432r. •
plained to and sanctioned by the shareholders,
resolutions approving the bills wore passed unani-
mously.
The Ciiiitistkx explained that the first bill
eluded a clau-e or consolidating the borrowed,,:l
money into a debenture stock; bearing interest •i..t .;),
a rare not exceeding 4i per cent. The capital
ant i:orised to be raised by the first. bi. I was 37,0001.;
with power to borrow 12,3001. The second autho-
rised 36,0001. to be raisni on shares, of which sum
7,500/..w.ts subscribed by the Caledonian Company,
and 12,0001. to be raised on loan.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RAILWAY
PASSENGERS AND GUARDS.

Mr. J. O'NEILL, of Liverpool, proposes a mode
of establishing a communication between passengers
in: a railway train and the guard and engine-driver,
in cases of emergency. , The- invention.consists of a
series of iron bars; one placed under etch carriage,
and suspended near the centre, so as, to allow the
heavier end of the bar to fall when detached from
a 'la►tch, causing the lighter end to riv, and, in
doing so to' sttike the latch on the next cartiage,
and release the bar belonging to it, and so on until
-a similar bar is acted onunder the guard's van, in
which it rings a bell. Should the guard think fit
he communicates by similar means to .the
engine- ,
driver. A chain or wire is fixed to the latch of
'dach
.carriage, and brought inside for the use of the
paisengers;
..:;ho, by disengaging the latch, trans-
mit tbe"•siguktalong the train to the guard. The
bars and astenings -aro' so coot ived as to easily ad-
•m;t of the carriages b.dng token off or attached to
train. , •

L AW- INtELLIdNIVCR.-4ril 29.
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INSOLVENT I.ijkIITO•IW, COURT. .-' •-.
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. THE.LAST CASE OF .CILIM.:,COiST.-IN RE WILLIAM
. .- , AYLIFFE.
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• This insolvent, ajourneyma,n plintos, with to-..atp
fusion of hAirou hie-face in the,shape of mousta.clite _-
and . k,eard,, was opposed,. by .Mr. Sargood far ,the -,...".
only. creditor, • Mr. Rogers, fir the 43Mag9s arid • '
costs in an action for criminal conversa:ron,.; Vr::..
.._
R,led. supported. .r. _ C
lii answer to Mr. Sargood, the insolvent said
that' he had lived in Mr. R,,g.tis's house at Bromp.-
ton as a lociger. When he left he wentAßona-,
ford in April, 1857, where ke_rpniained abdut three
months. He went to _other placeS, and earned,
ablut 245. a weak..• .
Mr. Sargood said be would not ask the insolvent
with whom he went to RAnford, or their joiLt
tne ins of support.
The insolvent stated that he. did not ove,,spy. , ,
debts at -Itotuforit- or at .Reading, where he beat
went. Then he went to Kingston, and afterwards
to Hounslow., where he was arrested at the suit of
Mr. Rogers. He said he had no -means or pro-
perty. .
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—Did you get any
money with the woman you wont away with.
Insolvent—No.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—l took what was
meant by the expression "joint means."
Mr. WI ight, Stdicitor to the opposing creditor,
put in the proceedings in the action "Rogers v.
Ayliffe." The writ was served in June last, and
judgment rent by default, and the damages were
assessed before the under sheriff, in Red Lion-
square, in December. The jury awarded 501. as
damages, and the costs were 521. 13s. No offer had _
been made.
Mr. Reed said his client had no notice of the
ass s 4ment of damages, or, ipstead of 501. perhaps.
not 50 far.hingsiwould have been given.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips mid, then an applica-
tion should have been made for a new trial. This .
Coutt could not go into the case, but would be
guided by the amount of damages awarded.
Mr. Reed asked if Mr. Rogers was in court, and
he got up into the witness box. Some discussion
arose as to going into the case, and Mr. Reed said
he should show that Rogers offered his wife a sove-
reign to go away.
Rogers was about to answer, but was advised not
to do so. •

Mr. Commissioner Phillips thought it was, a
heartless exposure after a grcss insult. This court
could not go into the case, and looking at the
damages, and not allowing his feelings to influence
him, he should give a judgment of five months for
the damages from the vesting order on the Ist of
March. He was afraid the insolvent had got too
well off, and he advised him not to come here again
had an appearance of a " general officer."—
(1 laugh.)
Judgment accordingly.
Af!er the eise was over the insolvent sent an
offer to the reporter to keep his case out of the
papers.

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