The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

RAILW AY INTELLIGENCE

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—It has lately been
rumoured that Mr. Russell has, through ill health, re-
signed the chair of the Great Western, but we are not
aware that the rumour is well founded.—Herepath.

EXTENSIVE LAND SLIP ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILWAY.—On Wednesday morning the traffic on the
main line of the Great Northern Railway was suddenly
interrupted by an extensive slip of earth in the Spittalgate
cutting, about a mile south of Grantham. It appears
that the stratum through which the cutting is formed con-
sists of marl and clay and alluvial soil, and that the late
heavy rains having penetrated into the cracks and fissures
at the top of the cutting, and expanded the soil at the
bottom, the west side suddenly gave way about four
o'clock on Wednesday morning, under the vibration of a
heavy goods train, which was proceeding northwards.
Buuuc tl.vaoaude of tone of earth fen upon both lines of
rails, burying the engine and foremost trucks of the train,
which, of course, was brought to a stand. The engine-
driver and stoker both escaped unhurt. On examination
it was found that the down rails had been completely
forced from their bed, and, with the engine and tender,
deposited on the other line of rails. The slip extended
about a hundred yards, and it is not the first that has oc-
curred here. The obstruction was so great that it was
feared some days must elapse before the traffic could be
resumed. The through passenger trains were forwarded
from Peterborough to Retford by way of the loop.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.-The traffic returns for the week
ending Oct. 10th, on the undermentioned English lines of
railway, are as follows :- 1852. 1851.
£ £
50,699 .. 64.315
25,261 .. 24,531
17,068 19,647
12,100 .. 15,763
13.755 .. 14,622
19,637 .. 29,605
17,844 .. 20,415
9,901 .. 9,847
7,426 .. 8,220
5,305 .. 5,450
16,790 .. 16,459
2,024 .. 1,826
16,451 .. 17,757
14.726 .. 13,666
3,700 .. 4,175
5,422
1,342
2,161
2,263
4,720
2,147
2,642
5,606

London and North-Western....
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire......
London and South-Western ....
London and Brighton..
Great Western
South-Eastern
York and North-Midland
Alanchester, Shelf. and Lincoln
Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick
Shrewsbury and Chester

Eastern Counties and Norfolk
Great Northern
Chester and Holyhead .....

North Staffords
Leeds Northern

South Devon.
South Wales..
East. Lancashi
Birk. Lane. at
Easter❑ Unior

nd Chesty. June,

South Yorkshire.,,
Stockton and Hartl
Taff Vale ......
North Western ...
The total receipts

5,327
971
2,052
2,055
5.369
2.301

!03 in the corre

.. 1,581
, 2,067
700
g £270,898,

eek of last y'ear

is shown to be. £21.305. The number of
miles open on the above was, in 1852, 4,936, and in 1851
4,7-19.3 showing an increase of 1861 miles. The returns for
the correspondinz week in 1850 on the above lines was
£230,773, and the mileage 4,6951. The receipts per mile
per week, for 1852, on the above lines is £54 17s. 7d. ; in
1851, the receipts were £6l 10s. 3d.; and in 1850, £49
2s. 5d., so that the decrease of 1852 on 1851 is £6l2s. Bd.,
r 1850, £5 153. 2d.

decrees

(increase ove