The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS TRAINS.

The publication of the speech of Mr. Bright in
our columns, within a few hours after it was de-
livered at Birmingham, from which town the
special train conveying the members of the press to
London did not start until 10.30 p.m., appears,
amongst the great facilities which have recently
been afforded for the transmission of news, a very
simple affair; but we question whether many of
[ those who have read the speech of Mr. Bright are
acquainted with the great trouble to which a rail-
way company is put, and the large amount of care
it is necessary to take in running a special express
at a high rate of speed over a line crowded with
ordinary traffic. The public, of course, have a
right to the use of special trains, consistent with
the public service, supplied by railway companies ;
but it is due to the latter to state that when any
important question has had to be discussed, or any
great political event about to take place, they have
at all times evinced the most liberal disposition to
comply with the requirements of the London press,
whose peculiar duty and desire it is to obtain the
earliest possible intelligence of matters affecting
the interests of the community. In no case has the
readiness of a railway company to oblige the press
been more strongly evidenced than in the arrange-
ments made by the London and North-Western
for bringing up the special express on Wednesday
night. It will be seen from the following instruc-
tions sent to the stations between London and Bir-
mingham, that in order to accommodate the public
—for it is the public who have been accommodated
—the Euston-square authorities stopped, for a
journeyof two hours and 40 minutes only, no fewer
than eleven trains.
" Superintendent's-office, Euston Statiou,
26th October, 1858.
" SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE PRESS
" Consisting of one carriage, will leave Birmingham for
London to-morrow night (Wednesday), at 10.30 p.m., and
run as under :

Leave Birmingham....., 10.30 p.m.
Arrive at Rugby .............. 11.15 „
Camden .. 1. 5 a.m.
London l.lO ~
" The necessary
trains are to be signalled.
" Mr. Robinson is to provide the guards.
" The 10.0 p.m, up goods train from Birmingham will
remain at Birmingham.
" The 9.45 p.m. up goods train from Birmingham will
remain at Coventry.
" The 10.15 p.m. up coal train from Rugby will shunt at
IVeedon.

" The 10.0 p.m. up coal train from Rugby will shunt at
Blisworth.

" The 8.0 p.m. up goods train from Peterborough will
remain at Blisworth.

" The 9.30 p.m. up coal train from Rugby will remain a'
Wolverton.

" The 7.35 p.m. up goods train from Birmingham will
remain at Wolverton.
"The 9.25 p.m. up goods train from Rugby (2.0 p.m.
from Preston) will shunt at Bletchley.
" The 9.0 p.m. up coal train from Rugby will remain at
Leighton.

"The 8.45 p.m. up coal train from Rugby will remain at
Tring.
" The 10.20 p.m. up goods train from Wolverton will
remain at King's Langley until the special train has passed.
" The drivers and guards of the special train are to be
very careful how they approach any part of the line where
they are ordered to proceed with caution.
" The arrival of the special train must be announced by
telegraph at each of the stations where the instruments
are in use. The shunting of the several trains is to be in
accordance with the directions here given, provided the
special train arrives at the appointed time, but, should it be
later than anticipated, their shunting at stations must be
regulated by the clerks in charge, care being taken that the
goods trains do not leave an intermediate station, if likely
to interfere with the passage of the special train between
shunting stations.
" The special train is not to run beyend the rate of speed
given in the table, and is to stop at the stations named
therein.

" The drivers, guards, and breaksmen of all trains are to
be informed by the clerk or foreman on duty at each station
where they stop how long the preceding train is in advance
of them and the character of it."

The admirable manner in which the special train
was run will be best understood from the fact that

it arrived at Euston-square within three minutes
of the stated time.—Morning Herald.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

,NS FOR TH WEEEK.

Miles Opened.

Receipts.

1858.

1857.

1858.

18C1r.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLI-
GENCE.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, OCT. 28.

. ARRIVALS.—Oct. 26: 26: The Sapphire, Right lion.
F. M. Gibson, from Dieppe ; the Kittiwake, Mar-
quis of Ailsa, from Scotland, to lay up ; the Minx,
F. R. Magenis, Esq., from Southampton. Oct. 28:
The Isis, W. Halladay Cosway, Esq., and the Der-
went, Charles Lee, Esq., from the Mediterranean,
last from Lisbon, for the harbour, to lay up.
YACHTS ABOUT THE STATION.—The Nymph, Sir
John Bayley, Bart. ; the Minx, F. R. Magenis,
Esq. The Sapphire, Right Hon. F. M. Gibson,
sailed on the 26th, for the eastward, to lay up.
Lord Godolphin, Capt. Ponsonby, and several
other members, are at the R.Y.S. House.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.—The number of
fashionable visitors exceeds that of former years.
Mrs. Meyers has No. 1, Parade ; Capt. E. St. John
Miidmay, No. 3 ; Sir John Bayley, Bart., No. 5;
Mr. Whichchurch, No. 6 ; Mrs. Whichchurch, No.
7 ; Thos. Auldgo, Gothic Villa ; Col. Smith, Beach
Villa ; Spencer de Horsey, Esq., No. 3, Solent Ter-
race ; Major Vincent King, Grove House ; G. R.
Stephenson, Esq., Belmore House ; Capt. Stewart,
Avening Villa ; Mr. Hughes, Rose Lodge ; J. B.
Hepburn, Esq., Rock Cottage.