The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

BUFFALO AND LAKE lIMION.

The report of the directors stated that in the
Grand Trunk accounts the amount payable to this
company was put down ht £15,424, an amount not
yet agreed to by the board. Out of a gross revenue
of £609,000, after paying £6,050 to the Champlain
Company, little more than £85,000 remained as net
profit, being scarcely 15 per cent. As compared
with the traffic for the half -year ending June, 1866,
the gross revenue had decreased £28,000. The extra
renewal outlay had increased £28,000, being £54,000
against £26,000. The ordinary working expenses
had increased £26,ooo—from 63 to 70 per cent.
The loss on American exchange had increased by
£7,000, and by fire at Sarnia and Toronto to £lO,OOO,
making the deductions in excess of the correspond-
ing period of last year £99,000. The receipts for
the half-year ending June 30 were generally from
£BO,OOO to £lOO,OOO less than during the autumn
half, so that for the whole year a larger amount of
net profit might be expected. Since August 1, 1864,
the date of joining the Grand Trunk Company, the
Buffalo proprietors had paid towards the extra re-
newal fund £64,249, and in addition £38,013 as
their proportion of the loss on American exchange,
together £102,262 ; a sum more than sufficient to
have paid all preference dividends in full during the
past three years. The directors regretted that the
differences existing in the accounts between the two
companies had not all as yet been adjusted. The
present financial position of the company was £5,000
paid by the Grand Trunk Company on August 29,
which was remitted to the company's bankers in
liquidation of advances towards the payment of
coupon interestdue in Febru:try last. The company's
resources towards the payment of the coupons now
due amounting to £20,000, were £5,000 payment by
the Grand Trunk Company, Oct. 23, handed over
to the bondholders' trastees ; £9,000 claim for per-
centage of Grand Trunk expenses from August 1,
1864, to June 30, 1867, in London and Canada ;
,C 5,000 overcharged on extra weight of rails, £5,000
unexpended on bridge account ; total, £24,000. In
addition, four months' revenue was in the hands of
the Grand Trunk Company, say from the Ist of
July to the 31st of October, which, being the most
productive half year, could not be estimated at less
than £16,000 to date. The Board trusted to be in
fuudsshortly, to meet the coupon payment now over-
due. It was the opinion of the Board that monthly
payments should be made on account of revenue due
to this company, and the directors would continue
to press this subject on the attention of the Grand
Trunk Buard. The capital account showed that
£1,622,781 had been expended.

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THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE METROPO-
LITAN RAIL TAY

OnWednesday Dr. Lankester resumed his inquest
upon the body of Elizabeth Stainsby, whose death
was alleged to have been caused or accelerated by
foulness of the air in the tunnels of the underground
railway. The deceased was suffering from disease
of the heart at the time of her death.

Professor Rodgers, lecturer on medical jurispru-
dence and chemistry, was the first witness, and at
his request the evidence of Dr. Popham as to the
appearance of the body was read to him.
_ _ _

Dr. Popham added that he had found the de-
ceased was tightly laced, the effect of which would
be to compress the chest and to impede the free
action of the lungs. _ _

Professor Rolgers read a report which be had
made upon samples of air taken on four different
occasions from the tunnels of the Metropolitan
Railway, and also from various other tunnels. The
air in its pure condition contained 2,080 volumes
of oxygen per 10,000, and from 3.7 to 6.2 of car-
bonicacid. On Sept. 4he found that in the worst
tunel (i.e., Gower-street) there were 1,870 measures
of oxygen, and there was but a slight trace of car-
bonic acid. The highest amount of carbonic acid
he had found on any one occasion was 18.7 per
10,000 ; but the atmosphere of a theatre four feet
above the stage was 23.7. The slight deficiency of
oxygen which he found would not act injuriously
even upon delicate persons passing as they did
rapidly through the tunnel in trains. He thought
that under the circumstances under which the
deceased entered the train that was to say,
considering that she had eaten heartily,
wa's tightly laced, had diseased heart, and was
already faint before she entered the tunnel—her
death had resulted from natural causes. Perceived
the odour of sulphurous acid in the Gower-street
Station ; but the highest quantity that witness found
was 1 part in 23,000, which was not more than
would be given by a match lighted in that room.
Thought there might be more sulphurous acid at
one time than another ; but there was sufficient ven-
tilation to prevent the accumulation to any injuri-
ous extent of gases which would be prejudicial to the
public health. Thought that the railway might be
employed with perfect safety ; and witness would
not mind going up and down the line any number
of times a day. None of the servants of the com-
pany had made any complaint to witness.
The Coroner—Then you would not mind staying
in the tunnel all day—that is if you were hand-
somely paid for it? (Laughter).
Witness—lt is not an atmosphere one would
choose constantly to reside iu ; but it may be ad-
vantageously compared with that of other tunnels
and crowded places.
The Coroner said he was exceedingly glad that
the inquiry had been held, for it had conclusively
shown that however oppressive the atmosphere of
the tunnels might at times seem it did not contain
anything that was really dangerous or prejudicial to
health.

The jury, without hesitation, found a verdict a
Died from natural causes."

The Recent Elections in the United States

The last mail left the United States in a ferment
Bonfires blazed and crackers fizzed, bells pealed, and
cannon roared, innumerable drinks were mixed, and
a great business done at the bars, for the " Key-
stone" State had proclaimed in the Pennsylvania
majority for Democracy that the tide had turned
strongly against the hitherto triumphant Republican
party. Ohio had followed suit, and in lowa the
effect was seen by a largely decreased Republican
majority. The ruling party has been amazed and
staggered by the result, and their opponents may
well be jubilant, fur the strength of the reaction has
been far in excess of anything they anticipated. Let
no one henceforth proclaim his knowledge of the
national mind. We have seen how Mr. JOHNSON
blundered when he undertook to gauge the opinion
of his countrymen. We now see how fatally the
great Radical leaders have been in error in the
extremes to which they pushed their party, and we
may learn the strength of the moderate Conserva-
tism of the country, which will neither permit negro
ascendancy—the substitution of a military for a civil
rule--the impeachment of a President without the
gravest reason—nor the unchecked supremacy of
Congress. however disagreeable this bitter lesson
may be to the great party whose principles are
still, and will continue to be held by a large ma-
jority in the United States, yet we believe that the
electoral body has acted wisely in pulling up with a
round turn the extreme Radicals who have drifted
their party towards ruin. By all lovers of order,
by all upholders of Constitutional Government,
this strong expression of the people's opinion will
be hailed with pleasure. Within little more than a
year both parties have been taught the value of
moderation. President JOHNSON knows what came
of his threats against Congress. The Radical
leaders now know what is likely to come of their
threats against the PRESIDENT. Both, if they be
wise, will moderate their language as well as their
measures, and curb with a strong rein the more
violent of their leaders. There is something amus-
ing in the sudden wrench received by a few candi-
dates. But the other day the Hon. BEN. WADE
was planning what he would do when seated in the
Presidential chair pending the trial of the late in-
cumbent. He had hinted in his celebrated Kansas
speech at a redistribution of property, and visions
of the grandest scramble ever seen, of which he was
to be author, and all things in the United States,
the prizes, may have flitted before his imaginative
mind. But alas for the instability of politicians,
the Democrats have secured a majority in the Legis-
lature of Ohio, and he will soon be ousted even from
his place in the Senate. General HAvEs, a gallant
officer, with a record of which any man may be
proud, beloved and respected in his State of Ohio,
resigned his place in Congress to stand for Gover-
nor. Ile felt certain of success, but the latest Re-
publican papers, spoke of his defeat as probable.
We believe he has been elected, but by a majo-
rity so small that ho must owe his success
to his personal qualities and antecedents,
rather than to his Republican principles.
The Democratic candidate, Judge SHARSWOOD,
was elected by Pennsylvania over the Republican
candidate, Judge HENRY WILLIAms as Judge of
the Supreme Court by a majority of from 1 to 5,000.
So say some, but later intelligence is said to have re-
versed this, as Western Pennsylvania had turned the
Democratic victory, and thrown her vote so strongly
into the opposite scale that WILLIAMS had been
elected by 1,286 majority. Judge SHARSWOOD is
an eminent lawyer, who has long held the post for
which he is a candidate for re-election. To have
ousted him in favour of WILLIAms would have been
a mere party move, to which many strong Repub-
licans might well have objected, and in seeking
to do so the party has probably met with a
well-merited defeat. It was also said that the
returns from Ilarrisburgh gave 20 Republicans
and 13 Democrats in the State Senate, and in the
House 55 Republicans to 45 Democrats, which
would leave a working majarity to the Republicans
in Pennsylvania. But matters were still uncertain,
though the latest reports were balancing the Demo-
cratic gains. But if the feeling of the country be
not cheery for the violent Radicals it is now
believed the Republican party have a stronger and
more decided friend in General GRANT than they
hail hitherto imagined. Not only does General
SHERIDAN say he is more Radioal than he is, but de-

clare3 that his administration in Linisiana was
under rather than in excess of the instructions and
wishes of the Commander-in-Chief. But the

strongest testimony of his sentiments is given by the
lion. E. B. WAsmlettNE in his recent speech in

Illinois. We have elsewhere alluded to his infor-
mation that the country may rely upon the fact
that no batter nor firmer friend of the Congres-
sional policy lives than General GRAN;. These are
the two most likely to know, as they arc GRANT'S
closest and most intimate friends. If so, and GIANT
can be persuaded to stand for the Presidency
on the Republican ticket, the Presidential
election can scarcely be other than in favour of the
Republican party. So elated are the Democrats by
their recent victories that they talk of nominating
General APCLELLAN. In defeat, each party turns
to GRANT, in victory each seems inclined to aban-