The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

FRENCH RAILWAYS.

The following are the princip ti conditions of the
Bills for establishing railroad- frini Paris to the Bel-
cian frontier, with a branch line to the coast ~.pposite
Emland ; and for executing anotier from Orie,ois t
Viect,,,n. The lines Or:, to run by C::&is,
Dill;;rlc., and Boulogne. Those to Calais and Dun-
kirk are to ;gin the Belgian line between Douai and
Lille, passing in-the former case by Ilazebrouk and
St. Omer; and, in the other, by Ilazebrouk and the
west of Cassel. The branch line to Boulogne will
quit the main line at Amiens, and run by Abbeville
and Etaples. A sum of 15,000,000 f. is wanted for
the Calais and Dunkirk lines, 2,000,000 f.-of which is
to be paid from the estimates of 1844, and 1,000,000 f.
from those of 1845. The Minister of Public Works
is to grant a lease not exceeding twenty-eight years
for the Belgian lines, and the branch lines by.
Calais and Dunkirk, and a lease not exceed-
ing thirty-five years for the Orleans and Vierzon
line. Should•the companies, accepted by the Minis-
ter,
fail to comply with the conditions and clauses
of the Bill within the space of two months, he is au-
thorised to get the lines executed himself at the cost
of the State, 44,000,000 ff being allowed for such works, •
of which 10,000,000 f. are to be paid out of the estates of
1844, and 20,000,000 f. out of those of 1845. In case the
lines are made by companies, the Minister is authorised
to lease out the working of the lines for a period not
exceeding twelve years, the lines falling gratuitously
into the possession of the State at the end of that
period. An article stipulates, that after taking off six
per cent. interest, and two and a-half per cent. for the
sinking fund, the profits are to be divided equally be-
tween the companies and the State. There are to be
three classes of carriages on the Belgian line—the first
at 10 cents., the second at 7 cents. 0.0005, and the
third, which are to be covered and curtained, 5 cents.
0.05 per kilometre, or quarter of a league. The State
is to have the power of redeeming the lease of twelve
years, the purchase to be made according to the con-
ditions stipulated for the Orleans Railroad, with this
difference, that the premiums which are to be added
to the net dividend, declared to compose the annuity,
which, in such cases, are to be paid to the company,
are to be reduced to a half.

The whole of th 9 late Marquis of Hastings' valuable
pack of fox-hounds have been brought to the hammer,
and no arrangements, it is understood, have been yet
made for hunting the Donnington country during the
ensuing season.
ACCIDENT TO SIR AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD. —We are
happy to hear that Sir Augustus Clifford is recovering
rapidly from the accident he met with the other day in
the Park, while out riding with Miss Clifford.
It is intended to open the railway from Darlington
to Newcastle on Tuesday, the 18th of June, after which
there will be an uninterrupted railway intercourse be-
tween Newcastle-upon-Tyne and London.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT DOWLAS.—FIVE COLLIERS
KILLED.—We regret to learn that a melancholy acci-
dent, attended with loss of life, took place this week at
these works. It appears that as the last coal train was
leaving the Cymbargoed pits, consisting of seven care
riages of coal, an engine and water tank, upon which
were upwards of forty colliers, hauliers, &c., who were
leaving their work, the engine and tender slipped off the
rails, when, melancholy to relate, four colliers were
killed upon the spot, and one other died shortly after
being taken home. There are also a great many severely
wounded.