The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-03 00:00:00

APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONER.

We read in the North British Daily Mail:—
" The prisoner Miss Madeline Smith, was accom-
panied by a female turnkey. She ascended the
stair with a firm step and composed air, and seemed
to be in perfect health, her complexion being fresh,
and even blooming. The personal appearance of
Miss Smith is more than ordinarily prepossessing.
her feitures express great intelligence and energy
of character. Her profile is striking, the upper
part of her face exhibiting considerable prominency,
while the lower part is cast in a most delicate
mould, and her complexion is soft and fair. Her
eyes are large and dark, and full of sensibility.
She looks younger than her reputed age of 21 ;
but, at the same time, her countenance betrays the
effect of confinement and anxiety in ati air of
languor and weariness, which her natural spirits
and strength of mind in vain attempt to conceal.
She was simply attired in a white straw bonnet,
trimmed with white ribbon, and mounted with a
figured black veil, which, however, she did not
make use of to conceal her face. She had on a
visite trimmed with lace, her gown was of brown
silk. She held in her gloved hands a cambric
handkerchief and bottle of smelling salts. Her
' figure seemed to be less than the middle-size, and
girlish and slight. She took her seat with perfect
composure, and maintained the same demeanour
throughout the day ; at the same time, she evi-
dently gave the keenest attention to all the pro-
ceedings, and examined the court with all the
curiosity of a mere spectator."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

A special general meeting of the shareholders of
the London and South-Western Railway Company
was held yesterday, at the company's offices in
the Waterloo-bridge station, Lambeth, Mr. Chap-
lin, M.P., in the chair, for the purpose of having
submitted for consideration—
" A bill for authorising the London and South-Western
Railway Company and others to make deviations from
their authorised lines of railway and other works; and
for authorising divers other matters affecting that com-
pany and other companies and undertakings, and for other
purposes."

At the same meeting there was also•to be sub-
mitted for the consideration of the proprietors,
the bills hereinafter named, which are promoted by
other companies or parties, and in which, respec-
tively, certain clauses and provisions have been
inserted by their respective promoters, proposing
to confer powers on, or to affect the interests of,
the London and South-Western Railway Company,
namely

" A bill for enabling the Portsmouth Railway Company
to execute certain works in connection with their railway,
and for other purposes.
" A bill for authorising traffic arrangements between the
West-end. of London and Crystal Palace, and the London,
Brighton, and South Coast, the South-Eastern and Lou-
don and South-Western Railway Companies ; for sale or
lease of the West London and Crystal Palace Railway ; for
extending the time for completing the said railway; and
for other purposes.
" A bill for making arailwav, from the North and South-
Western Junction Railway, in the parish of Ealing, to
Richmond, to be called 'The Richmond and Kew Exten-
sion Railway,' and for other purposes.
" A bill for authorising an extension of the Dorset Cen-
tral Railway, and for regulating the capital of the Dorset
Central Railway Company, and for other purposes.
" A bill for making a railway from the London and
South-Western Railway at Wimbledon to Epsom.
" A bill to enable the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway
Company to make deviations from the line of their rail-
way, and for other purposes connected with their under-
taking."
Mr. CROMBIE, the secretary, hating read the
notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said, the chief feature in their
parliamentary campaign had been the defence of
their territory, which had been threatened with the
construction of a line from Salisbury to Southampton
on the broad gauge. The bill for the project, unfortu-
nately, went before an intelligent and pains-taking
committee, who went completely into the merits of it,
and decided that the country through which it
was proposed to carry the intended works was al-
ready sufficiently supplied with railway accommo-
hon. It was also exceedingly satisfactory to the
directors to have been relieved from the promotion
of the Romsey and Redbridge line, which they had
put forward in opposition to the broad-guage
scheme. Having paid a high compliment to the
ability with which Mr. Bircham (the solicitor of
the company) had opposed the Salisbury and
Southampton project, the chairman observed that
the committee of the Lords deemed it unnecessary
to have the Direct Portsmouth and the Wimbledon
and Epsom bills submitted to a Wharncliffe meet-
ing. The bill respecting the traffic arrangements
with the Crystal Palace line would enable the com-
pany to bring their passengers to Waterloo-road---
a matter, of course, of interest to the South-Western
proprietors—and would also probably lead to a
large portion of the West-end traffic of the South-
Eastern Company coming to the South-Western
terminus. The Kew and Richmond Bill had been
assented to by the directors, because they felt it
would throw traffic upon their line. The Dorset
Central Bill had for its object the completion of a line
from Blandford to Bruton, by which a communica-
tion, on the narrow guage, would be effected be-
tween the English and Bristol Channels. The bill
bad a clause to empower the South-Western Com-
pany to contribute 50,0001. towards the works,
with the consent of three-fifths of the proprietors.
In the Salisbury and Yeovil Bill a clause had been
inserted authorising the South-Western Company
to guarantee 100,0001. of the debentures of the
Salisbury and Yeovil Company, which would, of
course, enable the latter to obtain money at an
easier rate than they otherwise would. The South-
Western Company would work the line and take
all the receipts, so that there could be no doubt as
to having good security for the guarantee.
In answer to questions from shareholders, it was
stated that about one-half the Salisbury and Yeovil
line is in hand, and that about 230,000 cubic yards
of earth have been removed. It was further stated
that the works on the Yeovil and Exeter line are
progressing satisfactorily. The tunnel at Crewkerne
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of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings.
The bills were severally sanctioned, and a vote

THE OUTWARD MAILS —SOUTHAMPTON. Thursday.—
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Magdalena, Capt.
Abbott, lett this day, with the usual West India
mails, 87 passengers, a full cargo, specie of the value of
35,0001., and jewellery value 10,000/.