The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-13 00:00:00

HUNGERFORD AND .:LAMBETH
SUSPENSION FOOT-BRIDGE -COMPANY.
. A special general meeting of the Proprietors.of this
Company. was held yesterday, at the offices in Villier?
street, Strand. Mr. W. Hawes was.in the chair.
The Directors in their report, which, was read it) t he
meeting, said .they had called., the Prolirietors togetb er,
under the provisions of their amended Act, to obf sin
from them their'sanctign for ritiSing the sum of 10;C )004
for the purpose of improving the approaCh to the Sout.'chern
terminus of the .bridge.•"Plie Directors said that.. While
asking-for this•additional capital, they thought it light
to state, to prevent any misconception; theirdecided opi-
nion that the origami. capital 'would be amply sodicient
to: complete. the. bridge, and ,all, the works cern:meted
therewith, as originally.,contemplated. . It micht be
necessary (the Directors. went .On,Ao:XepPrt) to apply
to Parliament for power tittake possession of the pro-
perty required for the approaches; although negotia-
tions hitherto fruitlessly attempted by `them (the Di-
rectors) had 'at the last trionsent been received in
spirit that induced them to hope such an appaication to
the Legislature would be ntineceSSitry. As another spe-
cial meeting must,• by their Act of_ Parliament, be con-
vened to 04 nifir in whatever resolutions might be passed at
the present meeting, the Directors stated they did not con-
sider it advisable at this time, arid previously to their
plans being adopted, to say more than that they consi-
dered it would be most . advantageous to the Company,
and convenient to the proprietors, to issue 3,200 shares,
of 3L 2s. 6d. each, amounting to 10,0001., in one-eighth
Shares, subject to calls not exceeding 1/. per share. The
Directors said they could not allow the meeting to
separate without congratulating the Proprietors on their
prospects since the determination of the Directors of the
South-Western and Richmond Railway Companies to
bring their termini almost to the foot of the bridge had
been approved by their respectiveProplietors, as well as
on the further prospect that in a short time the South-
Eastern and Brighton lines would have their termini in
the same locality. The large number of passengers
coming from or going to Charing .cross ,•-who, would use,
these ,railways,l wattlei alone.be.2 valuable addition- to the
traffic of the bridge, but when-the facility of embarking
and debarkingrat all tunes of the tide from the bridge,
its convenient and commodious pier, as well as the vast
number of omnibusses passing every minute the entrances,
to Hungerford Market, were Considered,' and by which
the passengers might go at almost any moment every
place between Chelsea and Woolwich, it must be evident
there would be over the bridge an amount of traffic which
would raise it high in public estimation.
The Cnainmart said, the original estimated cost of' the
present suspension-bridge was 104,5001., "which the pro-
' jectors had stated would, in their opinion, yield a net
income ,0f.12,9601. The Directors were now able to in-
forin-the Proprietors that the, work would be completed,
including every expense, for the net sum.of 101,800L—
(Cheers)--which,eywould pee was Jes.s.by 1,7091. than
the eafinnite.Of 1838. But the Directors,had now Omsk
the' Proprietors to give them a stun of 'money to do that
which was not' originally aenteMPlated—they wanted to
Pus. from the -Belvedere-road 'to Sutton-street (a fine
thoroughfare of 35 yards wide, and built since the bridge
was projected), so as to obtain a good access to the York=
road. The,Ditectura found they would be able to carry-
out this desired approach for less than 6;0004 including
all expenses, and .since.the -report:was written, negotia-
tions had taken place which led the Directors to hope
that the 'propt.rty required would be obtained without
the 'expense of going to Perliament fur an Act for the
purpose, The Chairmen then went at senile length into
statistical matters to show that-the origir;al traffic case
of 1838, which gave a-net income of 12,960/., would not
be in any way Materially affected by the reduction Which
bad since been made in the Waterloo-bridge toll from a
penny to a halfpenny. The foot traffic over that bridge
at the time alluded to amounted to 103004 per annum,
and since the reductionlpasoger ttic had an
fthetrtai'li to n halio fPlnted
r, the
receipts for tio sen
11,042/. per annum. There was therefore every reason
to be satisfied with the original. calculations respecting
the receipts from the traffic across the suspension-bridge,
To the original traffic case would he added the increased
number of passengers that must be nem-sarily brought
to the bridge through the extensiun of the railways, to
the spot, and the- increased facilities which the t;',.„1,0
would affordto the steem-boat tra,ffiee. b
A resolution
was also' ad4iiionol
The report was .unanimousizlniata,.
car-
ried ac.

. .
A vote a thanks was then given to the Chairman, and
the meeting broke up.

.FATAL- ACCIDEN'Y on the DOVER
• .RAILWAY.
• 7 FURTHER .PAItTicuLARS.
This unfortunate 'occurrence has attracted the moat
serious attention-of the officers and Directors belonging
to the fine, -as well -its of the other Metropolitan railway
officials, several of whom inspected the spa yesterday
for the purpose of collecting information,, for it has not
previously-oCcurred that the boiler of a locomotive, while
running, has exploded. . , •
We wish it to be distinctly understood that we give •
publieity to .thO following on the faith of information
furnished us by one of the official§:—
In the examination of the engine by Colonel Pasley and
the engineers, part of the inner.. casing round the
.fire-
box was fonad to have -been blciwn away, :and the same
piece to have been forced through the viaduct into the
arch beneath, a considerable distance from where the
engine laid. _ Tke current opinion then was, that the
'explosion Ist ti teen caused either by some flaw in the
popper easing or by some defect in the rivetting of the
same.
Yesterday, however, upon further search being made
by Mr. Cnbi,tt. (the engineer rut the line), Mr. George,
and Other gentlemen, it was diseovered that the safety.
valve was hard down,- from which it was 'inferred -that
the-explesien arose solely from thi circumstance of tho
engine-driver having neglected to open it. The steam
then having no mesas of escape, had caused the Casing
to collapse, and the explosion that followed. Upon fur-
ther- consideration, this might have resulted from the
engine capsizing,,and making a-double turn over, as she
must have done 'previous to going off the viaduct. The
drum of the engine, it is quite certain, struck one of the
iron rails, for the indentation is still clearly perceptible,
and that might have driven the 'Valve in the position as
described. The most unaccountable circumstance is,, that
the engine was found-with her steam shut off, which
some of the raibiray officers conclude that the driver had
suspected something was wrong, and had shut it off at
the moment of .the-texplosion. Be this as it may, nothing
but the inoatAgFOing investigation before the coroner's
jury will cOsix.oie public mind. •
The reLnanis, 9r the engine, tender, and waggon, with
the inpry to the viaduct, is left in the sane state
as afte?thsacoident for the inspection of the coroner
and ;10y: - - -
vhe quite new, and had only been shippo
on 'the li'nePiTew days since, frem Liverpool.
The inquest-was expected to-have taken place yester
day,„butAt being doubtful whether the body was lyyig
in Mrireyne's district, or that of Mr. Carter, some tithe
was lost befpre information was,sent to the right coroner,
and up tOrlast evening the warrant for impannelling the
jury.,;had not been received. The body of the engine-
drifer, which lies at the Bricklayers' Arms station, is
Wit of a fine young man upwards of_six feet in height,
iiiidfrom the appearances it is probable that death was
'instantaneous. ,The neck was broken, and -also the left w
arm Where the aggoniswtlhiesetlhe was notover.passedin th
Avery
laveersyt
-markahle circumstance de-
gree scalded, whilst his unfortunate companion was
severely so. During the time . that the men were em-
ployed in removing the waggoni off the line, another
accident occurred, which nearly cost an excavator his
life. lie with several other men were clearing the line,
when a waggon slipped from the top of another one,. and
to save himself he ran forward, and fell through one of
the holes to the. bottom of the viaduct. When picked up
he was found to be perfectly insensible. Without loss of
time he was conveyed to Guy's Hospitel, where he re-
ceived surgical assistance, and he was enabled in. the
course of the morning to walk to his own lodging. •
The danaige done to the viaduct, engine, tender, and
waggons was roughly estimated at 5,0001.

LATEST _PARTICULARS.

IEATH OF ANOTHER OF' THE SUFFERERS.

The young man Aaron Wiikinson, the stoker of the
engine, whose explosion on the line of the Dover road
on Wednesday morning, has led to such lamentable re-
sults, expired at a late hour last. night in Guy's Hos-
pital. The unfortunate young man, who was only 20
years of age, ever since his admission lay in a hopeless
state, from the fearful manner in which he was scalded
all over his body, besides having his skull fractured.
He reoeived the most unremitting attention from the
principal medical 'gentlemen of the establishment: lie
was in a state of stupor from "the time of his admission
until his death.

Tuß SMITIIFIBLD CL1311.7--CIIIISTSIAB CATTLB
Snow.—The enormous temporary building, erected by
Mr. Benjamin Edgington, of 2,-Duke-street, Southwark,
under which the stock are disposed,. being of Tent Cloth,
is much better adapted for a purpose of this sort, than a
wooden building would be, because whilst it sufficiently
protects from the weather, it enables the vapour arising
from the animals to escape, without being in any way
offensive. The ventilation is excellently contrived ; in-
deed the whole is entieed to praise, ar.d has, it is under-
stood, met the approbation. of Lord Spencer. and the
Committee.—Times, Doc. 11. .
CATTLB Show.—The cattle show was crowded the
whole of yesterday, indeed more se thaa•on any pre-
vious occasion. The annual exhibition of agricultural
implements displays an average 'degree of novelty.' A
portable and neat contrivance for hatching chickens, and
a machine to raise water to great altitudes, although the
a s naturaldi
da
fall be
ebutloaf fae wfloo inches,rfi,r abtatrrnaectegdr amuchnari
granaries,
temr
ale stt.,
houses, &c., laid entirely with Seyssell asphalte, by rea-
son of its even surface, and the 'asphalte being placed
- upon. %. +solid - bee. 'of • reticrett`r The isslih a 1 te presenting
au impervious body to moisture, protects the grain from
humidity ; and the' concrete, together with the asphalte,
secures an impenetrable barrier to rats and other ver-
min. There is, moreover, a model of a malt-house
bearing features of novelty, which principally consists
in the adaptaticn of-Day's patent wind-guard to the top.
Thelatter patent it already well known and appreciated
for the successful -results which have attended ,u on its
application' Co the purpcseiof Verttihvion, where all other
weans ho-fiAitedi .AnOther gallery has been .thrown
pen for the accommodistiPl of visitors.. this year, and
amongst than Pr igsteidaY were several Ipdies of title.—

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EXTEWSITE ' ROBBERT AT NORTH WITCM, eft -
U11,01.-•-lrelitieday 4 n forrottioii *ssreceivtd at. the yeti-
( us metropolitan- police-statiOnA, of an extensive robbiry
(
t-- 3-. flinioshtesirzni)dri 'instan t. The property was'stiilen:golihl heaving taken plate•at Notthwitch, in
f. om•ths house of Mr. William Gloyer, of 'Whitton-
st rect.. hucl,ll,l,iotlot4 in tiIC,PAWUa.te! to p,pci..eonaisting
of §l4Aki,,Jakktes andbiink:plat,bilit, -AM tliiilyq spFe
i:;iiiiis. -Thentuint.iiiiini dates of tots bills and notes
sit irouorti.