The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-25 00:00:00

IRISH RAILWAYS-SIR ROBERT PEEL.

DUBLIN, Nov. 21.—The Dublin Evening Post cen-
tains the following communication from its London cor-
respondent :
" LONDON, TUESDAY EYENXNC.—The Government
has abandoned the intention, if it ever were seriously
entertained, of sending a cernmision to Ireland to report
upon the numerous railway projects which have been
started. The duty of inquiry and selection will be com-
pleted by the Board of Trade, which now have their
hands quite full, on account of the immense number of
applications from all parts of the empire from railway
companies. The belief has become pretty general that
Mr. Gladstone will, through motives of delicacy, retire
from the Board of Trade, on account of the great extent
to which his connexions are concerned with several of
the railways."

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VALUE OF MONET IN THE PUBLIC LARE.—The
Robins. He had to sell freehold
week by Mr. George
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outlay.
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and
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amounting
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in 77 years to about 1,8001. a-year, but all such as are
conversant in figures are aware that the fee at such a
prolonged time is worth nothing. At the same time Mr.
Robins announced a peppercorn rent to be sold for 77
years, and after that period the fee simple to a public-
house (the Hope and Anchor Tavern, Lisson grove),
of the annual value of 1001. The opulent brewer (Mr.
Hoare), who holds the lease until the year 1921, and
receives no rent during that period, became one of the
spirited competitors for this reversion, and actually gave
for it 100 guineas. A small portion of time devoted to
calculation will demonstrate the fact that the interest
and compound interest upon the said 100 guineas will
amount to 4,6001. when it falls into possession. It will
be seen that Mr. Robins, in his printed detail of this
property (which we extract), prophesied something very
like a faithful result :—" The time is exceedingly fa-
vourahle for investment, especially for those who have
capital to remove from three per cents. to solid freehold
ground-rents. It is by no means an improbable event,
that in a few short years, the funds may make a retrogade
movement, while the property under review is not merely
a security that must every day increase in value, but it
is free from doubt and uncertainty, and to those who
have large families to provide for, every succeeding year
increases the pleasing prospect that it is in view of ex-
changing a small ground-rent into a large annual free-
hold income. Many of those lots, separately viewed,
will, in 77 years, be a competency for one child ; this
will be worth a serious thought to all those who have
families to provide for.—Morning Herald.
THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—On Friday we noticed the serious fact that
two men had been run over on the Great Western Rail-
way and killed during the fog on Thursday. The fol-
lowing further particulars are supplied by a casual re-
porter : On the morning of Thursday last a dreadful
and fatal accident took place on the line of the Great
Western Railway, near the station at West Drayton,
Middlesex, by which two men, named Samuel Brooks
and William Tuckwell, hare lost their lives. It appears,
from inquiries made on the spot, that about half-past
eight o'clock, six men, including the two men killed,
were engaged in repairing that portion of the line of
railway westward of the West Drayton station,
,nearly
on the confines of Buckinghamshire, when the sound of
an approaching up-train was heard in the, distance. Four
of the men immediately got off the line altogether ; but
the two men, Brooks and Tuckwell, instead of following
their example, moved only from the up line to the down
line. At the time there was a very thick and dense fog
prevailing, so that objects could not be seen beyond a
very short distance, in consequence of which the men
were not aware of the approach also of the down train,
which leaves the Paddington terminus at eight o'clock,
until it was so close to them that all chance of escape
was hopeless, and they were instantly knccked down and
passed over by the train. The persons having charge of
the train were not aware of the accident until their ar-
rival at the Slough station, when some of the railway
officers observing blood on the tender of the engine,
communicated the fact to the guard, when persons were
immediately sent along the line to ascertain the cause,
who found the bodies of the two deceased lying in a
frightfully mutilated state on the down line between the
Slough and West Drayton stations. Beth bodies were
promptly removed to a shed at the West Drayton sta-
tion, where they still remain. It is stated that the bodies
presented a most frightful spectacle, and that the watch
of one of the unfortunate sufferers is driven into his
body. Information of the accident has since been for-
warded to Mr. Wakley, M.P., Coroner for the district.
CAMDEN CHAPEL, PECKHAM.—The ceremony of
the consecration of Camden Chapel, Peckham, was on
Friday performed by the Bishop of Winchester. Soon
after eleven his Lordship, attended by his chaplain, ar-
rived, and was received at the door by the Registrar of
the Diocese, and the district clergy. He immediately
proceeded to the communion,table, where the petition
praying for the consecration was read, and to which the
Bishop consented. The procession was again formed,
and his Lordship walked down the aisle repeating the
24th Psalm, the clergymen making the responses.
Upon his return he offered the usual prayers, after
which the sentence of consecration was read, signed by
the Bishop, and handed to tho Registrar for enrolment.
The lessons appointed for the occasion were next read
by the minister, the Rev. Mr. Moore, and following the
prayers the Bishop read the communion service. The
sermon was preached by the Bishop, who chose for his
text the 2d chapter of Nehemiah, 20th verse.