The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.-At a recent
meeting of the inhabitants of Kilburn and its vicinity,
to receive the report of the deputation Eppointed to
wait on the directors of the London and North-
Western Company, it was stated that the directors
would take measures for the construction of a station
at Kilburn, so soon as the new route by the East and
West India Dock Railway, from Chalk Farm to the
Blackwall Railway, shall be completed. Every ex-
ertion on the part of the inhabitants would be made to
improve the approaches to the intended station and to
obtain the removal of the turnpike gate, which at
present forms a barrier to the entrance at Kilburn.
The Bell Tavern gardens having been considered as
the most eligible site, the landlord of the tavern ex -
pressed his willingness to do everything in his power
to assist the directors in forming the station by
letting them have the requisite land at a reason-
able rate.

OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.—
It appears that arrangements have been entered into
with this company by the Shrewsbury and Ches-
ter and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Com-
panies for working the line, when completed,
between Worcester and Dudley. It is expected
that the arrangement will be mutually advantageous
to all parties; that it will enable the Oxford, Wor-
cester, and Wolverhampton Company to complete the
best portion of their line, and that it will have the
effect of increasing die traffic on the other two lines.
The Oxford line will join the Stour Valley line at
Tipton, and passengers will be conveyed over it from
Worcester to Wolverhampton, and thence over the
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and
Chester Railways, to Shrewsbury, Chester, Birken-
head, and Liverpool.
CLYDESDALE JUNCTION.—The committee of share-
holders, appointed to confer with the Caledonian
Railway directors respecting the guaranteed shares
of the above company, state that while counsel
strongly recommends a compromise in consequence of
the points at issue being very complex and involved,
he at the same time advises the immediate institution
of legal proceedings by all against the Caledonian
Company, that those parties who have had recourse
thereto might not obtain a preference. The commit-
tee recommend this course to be adopted by the share-
holders to protect their interest, and, with a view to
save expense, to co-operate with the Messrs. Baird.
They conclude by stating that if any reasonable pro-
position of compromise be made they trust that the
shareholders will accede to it.

CAE.NARVONSIIIRE.----SurveYs for a line from
Bangor, on the Chester and Holyhead Railway,
through the north-west of Wale., are now being
made, and should all the landowners be favourable,
the line will be commenced at once, and made during
the winter from Bangor to Port Dinorwic.
RAILWAY RATING.--At the various Quarter Ses-
sions just held, the important question of railway
rating, in connexion with the railway companies ap-
pealing against assessment, has come under the con-
sideration of the magistrates with different results.
in the case of the Midland Railway, on the section of
their line from Derby to Leeds, arrangements have
just been made with the seventy parishes along the
line, 1'.)37 which a reduction of about one-third on the
sums paid for parochial rates during the last
six years
has been agreed to. The magistrates have confirmed
the rate of 5001. per mile in the town of Wolver-
hampton, on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail-
way, against the claim of the company to be rated at
only 150/. per mile, the amount of assessment on other
portions of the line. The South-Eastern Company
have been assessed at 5001. per mile on their Isle of
Thanet line ; but their appeal against being rated for
their Chilian line has been respited until the decision
of the Court of Queen's Bench on the general ques-
tion of railway rating is made known.
An order has
been served on the company for payment of the rates
on their Folkstone line, otherwise a distress will issue ;
and an order has likewise been issued against the
London and North-Western Railway for payment of
the rate of 468/. per mile in
d for by the corn-
instead of 1001. per mile, as contende
the Saddleworth district,

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS•
BRISTOL, Oar. 26.
STocK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol-
low :—Great Western, 70—Midland Stock, 4214 —south
Devon, I 1 p.

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LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 26.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market was dull to-day
at the quotations. The transactions were as fopo,:—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, Fifths, 71/ dis.—London
and North-Western, 11714—Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p._
Midland, 42t4—Ditto, Halves, 21% c. dia.—South-Eastern
and Dover, 201,E—York and North Midland, 23 LA—East Lan-
cashire, Preference, Quarters, 71
BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share mark et was dull to-day,
and little business doing. The only transactions reported
were Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 8 dis.—Ditto (B.),
6% dis.—South St dfordshire, 3Ts dis. London and North-
Western shares were in request at full prices. Other stock
was neglected.

YORK, OCT. 25.
STOCK' EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day Were as fol.
4i North :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17 North British
Preference, guaranteed 6 per cent. five years, and 5 per cent
in perpetuity, 43 —York and North Dlidland, 231.

BRITISH HONDURAmonth towards
S.—The government of the set-
tlement of Belize, British Honduras, is about to change
hand?, present superintendent, Colonel Fanourt,
thathaving
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received an intimation from the Colonial-office that in con-
sequence of the expiration of his term a successor has been
appointed.
THE DIS•THiIONISTS.--It is said that two Tracta-
uthseaYt' s majority is
the agitation
rian Bishops have been in communication with the beads of
telffieormt iwnoilrlit3b,eatmtah(eielateearll3yrisitnol UthneioennAsufeinegting
compromising matters by proposing a new form of dec'ara-
tion of faith, which may detach some of the less advanced
of the Romanisers from their chief. It is not, however,
anticipated that the motion will find much favour, as a large
Ib)erelipeovretdiotno obfe tsloiecroamnlpcleatnedlyfinleoomfallnirs.edP
against State ascendancy is only entertained as a means of
facilitating communion with the Church of Rome, unfet-
tered by State enactments and restrictions.— Church and
1 State Gazette.

HARWICH, OCT. 2G.—We regret to announce that
another emigrant ship has been totally wrecked on the
Gunfleet Sands. The particulars are as follows :
On Sunday last the barque Johana Friedrich, of 400
tons, Captain Whieting, left Bremen, with 140 emi-
grants and a crew of 16 hands. She was bound far
Charleston, South Carolina, and besides her passen-
gers had a general cargo valued at 2 000 dollars. All
went on well until the evening of Thusday last, when
the Gunfleet lights were sighted, and, by a fatal error,
were supposed to be the South Foreland lights. The
ship's course was steered under this impression, when,
at nine o'clock, the night being dark and rainy, the
vessel struck heavily on what proved to be the Gunfleet
Sands. In an instant consternation spread throughout
the ship, and every passenger, including many women
and children, hurried to the deck. The masts were
speedily cut away, and other efforts made to lessen
the heaving of the ship, and to get her off, but all
with no avail, as on the: pump being sounded there
was found sia feet of water in her hold, besides other
indications that the vessel was hopelessly lost. The
captain, who throughout behaved admirably, had
a number of ropes passed across the ship, which
the passengers grasped in order to maintain their
footing. In this way a weary and wretched night
was passed, all of them expecting that the vessel
would every moment go to pieces. At eight the next
morning (Friday) they were descried by the crews of
several smacks, who immediately went to their assist-
ance. The tide had left the vessel with but little water
round her, so that the smacks' boats could not get
alongside. The women and children were first lowered
from the ship's side, and, aided by several men, waded
through the water to the boats, by which they were
conveyed to the smacks. In this way all were safely
taken from the vessel, and 140 of them were ultimately
landed at Harwich, the last number of them landing
as late as one o'clock on Saturday morning; the re•
maining passengers were landed at either Colchester
or Brightlingsea. The captain and two mates re-
mained on board the barque until four o'clock on
Friday afternoon, hoping that the vessel might yet
be saved, but as the sea rose she rapidly broke up,
and became a total wreck. Messrs. Billingsley and
Co., the Bremen vice-consuls at Harwich, paid every
attention to the emigrants, Mr. Williams, one of the
firm, particularly exerting himself. The passengers
are very grateful for the way in which they are being
treated. It is supposed that they will remain in
Harwich until another ship is provided for them. The
barque belonged to Messrs. Glogstein and Son,
Bremen, and was not insured.