The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-26 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGE A' CE.

It is stated that the reduction of fares on the Liverpool
and Manchester Railway has been followed by a great
increase in the number of passengers.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAlLWAY.—Negociations
are going on between the Directors of this railway and
those of the Lancaster and Preston Railways for an union
of interests.

LONDONDERRY.—The two railways to this city seem
likely to excite the citizens to still further improvements.
Two projects are advertised for new bridges across the
Foyle in lieu of the old one, which is an timerican struc-
ture of rood, and certainly not fit for the place.
RAILWAY DEPUTATIONS.—A deputation from the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, including Mr. Law-
rence, Mr. Langton, Mr. George Loch, and Mr. Booth,
had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Friday
last. On the same day a deputation from the Bolton,
Wigan, and Liverpool Railway,consisting of Mr. Brancker,
Mr. Darbishire, (solicitor,.) &c., had an interview with his
lordship.

A railway is projected to start from the Auckland branch
of the Stockton and Darlington Railway past Barnard
Castle, and crossing the Tees, thence taking the most di-
rect line to Penrith, joining there the western coast line
running into Scotland, and thus forming a direct route to
Glasgow, &c., and connecting the eastern and western
sides of the island. Although the Duke of Cleveland op-
poses the line, the promoters are determined to proceed
with it.

Lord Glenlyon has interdicted the engineers engaged in
surveying the proposed line of railway from Inverness to
Perth. On entering his lordship's grounds the engineers
were met by a party of constables and others, who pre-
sented an interdict from the Court of Session, prohibiting
their entrance on the Athol' domains. This document
being considered more powerful than the poet laureate's
sonnet against the Kendal line, the engineers withdrew in
silence.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday last two
men, while repairing the line of the Great Western Rail-
way, near West Drayton, were killed by a train passing
over them. It was extremely foggy, and they could not
see the train.—On the same night, a fireman on the Bir-
mingham and Gloucester Railway was killed by his head
coming in contact with an iron pillar supporting Cleeve
Bridge. near Birmingham, while the train was passing
under the bridge.
EXTENSION OF THE LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAIL-
WAY.—A special general meeting of this railway company
was held at Leeds, on Wednesday last, for the purpose of
considering the expediency of applying to Parliament,
next session, for an act to enable the Leeds and Bradford
railway company to make a railway from Shipley to
Colne, with a branch from Keighley to Haworth. The
Chairman, George Hudson, Esq., stated that the proposed
extension would be about 33 miles, and the cost from
£16,000 to £17,000 mile. He also stated that the sum
to be raised was considerably above the engineers esti-
mate, in order to obviate the chance of having again to
apply to Parliament, and expressed a confident belief that
the whole line would be opened by the middle of 1846.
Resolutions, approving of the proposed undertaking, and
the raising of an additional capital of £500,000, in 8000
shares of £5O each, and 8000 of £l2 10s. each, to be
offered, in the first instance, to existing proprietors, were
unanimously agreed to.
WHITBY AND PICKERING RAILWAY.—Great altera-
tions and improvements are contemplated being made in
this line by the new proprietors. The curves are to be
lessened,the levels altered and improved, and the present
tunnel to be removed, and an open cutting to be substi-
tuted in its place, and the whole line adapted for locomo-
tive power. The recent purchase of the commodious pro-
perty lately belonging to Robert Barry, Esq., is intended
by the present indefatigable and spirited proprietor, Mr.
Hudson, to be appropriated for railway purposes, and a
handsome station is to be erected on the premises. The
plans for the improvement of the harbour have not yet
been made public; but a report from Mr. Walker is
speedily expected, and when known will excite great in-
terest. Mr. Hudson is also taking an active part in plan-
ning a road from the west cliff to the sands, preparatory
to carrying into effect certain plans for building lodging
houses, and other improvements which will be necessary
to meet the demand for the better accommodation of the
great influx of visitors which the improved facilities af-
forded by the railway, when the alterations are completed
and the line connected with York, and with the celebrity
which the beauties of the neighbourhood have of late at-
tained, cannot fail to attract in great numbers to this de-
lightful watering place.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday after-
noon, a frightful collision took place on the Midland
Counties Railway. In consequence of a tender having
got off the rails, the Derby train, which should have left
Nottingham at three o'clock, was delayed, and was, at
length, compelled to proceed along the down line, instead
of the proper line, a messenger having been despatched to
stop an expected down train at Beeston, about three miles
off, for fear of collision. The messenger either did not
arrive at Beeston in time for the train, or he did not de-
liver his message properly, and the train to Nottingham
had left the Beeston station before the train from Not-
tingham had arrived, and the engineer, either not know-
ing, or not regarding the message that had been for-
warded, drove the train at its usual rapid pace, and a
tremendous collision took place. In consequence of the
down train being driven at a much more rapid pace than
the train from Nottingham, and being a much heavier
train, and having a powerful and very heavy engine, the
up-train from Nottingham sustained the principal part of
the damage. The up-train consisted of an engine and
tender, a second-class carriage, containing parcels, but no
passengers, then two second-class carriages, with passen-
gers, followed by a first-class carriage, with passengers,
and then a third-class carriage. So great was the force
with which the down•train met the up-train, that the en-
gine of the latter was actually driven from its position
downwards, and the boiler was elevated to the height of
many feet above it, the tender of the engine was driven
through the parcel carriage, and the two passenger second-
class conveyances were as completely smashed to pieces
as a nutshell when trodden under foot. The unfortunate
passengers in the two carriages were dreadfully crushed
and mutilated. Considering the number of passengers,
and the terrific force of the concussion, it appears
miraculous that no more persons were injured, and that
only two individuals met with their deaths. '1 hose per-
sons are Mr. Dean, commission agent, Hounds'-gate,
Nottingham, who died, in a few minutes after the acci-
dent, in a field by the side of the railway ; and Mr. Var-
nill, Derwent-bank, Derby. No less than twenty per-
sons are named who were more or less injured, some of
them having been severely crushed.

BRITISiI AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.

At a meeting of the Committee of the British and Fo-
reign Institute, held on Thursday, the 14th instant, Lord
Dudley Coutts Stuart in the chair, it was resolved to give
publicity to such portions of the proceedings of its first
anniversary meeting as have hitherto been communicated
to the members only. The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon
took the chair at three o'clock precisely, and was sup-
ported by the Earl Grosvenor, Lord Claud Hamilton,
M.P., Sir George Staunton, Bart., M.P., E. W. Pen-
darves, M.P., Wr illiam Evans, M.P., Lord William Len-
nox, Col. the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, Brigadier-Gen.
Sir Henry Pynn, and others of the vice-presidents and
committee, with a full attendance of members.

In opening the proceedings, Lord Devon observeJ, that
according to the usual custom of societies of this nature,
they had met to hear a report of the progress and present
state of our affairs, on which—considering the very short
time that had elapsed since a few gentlemen had met to-
gether at his house to hear Mr. Buckingham's prospectus
of the institute, and to confer together on the best means
of assisting him to complete his original design—he
thought there would be found much reason for congratu-
lation.

A short preliminary conversation ensued, as to certain
abridgements made in the report, and the feeling of the
meeting being in favour of its being now read, in the
shortest form, this was accordingly done by the secretary,
and the balance sheet signed by the auditors was also read
and explained.
Mr. Baylis, who moved the first resolution, said that he
had heard so many unfavourable rumours of one kind or
another, that his mind had been strongly impressed with
apprehension for the result ; but after the satisfactory
statements of the report and balance sheet just read,
these impressions were entirely removed, and he had the
greatest pleasure in moving that the report be received,
adopted, and entered in the minutes of the society.
Mr. Tite said he felt very reluctant to incur any unne-
cessary expense, but he deemed it to be so important to
the interests of the institute that this report should be
widely circulated, that he begged to submit a motion for
its being printed and distributed among the members, as
he was quite sure that wherever it was read it would re-
move many erroneous complaints, and be of the greatest
benefit to the society.
Mr. Simpson, in moving the third resolution, said that
be too, like others, had heard all manner of evil bodings.
But when on his first coming to town from Edinburgh he
came to see the institute for himself, and investigate the
mode and manner in which its affairs were conducted, he
could not but be filled with admiration at the beauty, ap-
propriateness, good taste, elegance, and comfort of the
one, and the ability and completeness of the other. It
seemed to him a matter of wonder, as well as gratification,
that so much should have been done, and so well done
too, in so short a time, and therefore he had great pleasure
in submitting his motion of entire satisfaction with the
management.
Mr. Tite, in moving a vote of thanks to Lord Devon,
passed a high encomium on the noble president, for the
application of so much of his attention to the affairs of
the institute, considering the multiplicity and importance
of his engagements : and he felt sure that his lordship's
continued approbation and patronage of the society would
be regarded by the public as the best proof of its being
founded on sound principles, and conducted with honour
and integrity.
Dr. Camps drew the attention of the meeting to the
zeal, ability, and unremitting devotion of all his time and
talents, which Mr. Buckingham bestowed on the institute,
and regarded his able management of its affairs as the
best guarantee for its continued success. having wit-
nessed all this for himself, from the earliest beginning of
the undertaking, and seen no abatement of it to the pre-
sent time, he had great pleasure in moving a vote of
thanks to Mr. Buckingham and the committee, for their
valuable services and exertions during the past year. All
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Nov. 26, 1844.

resultmany
however
hadf ri e friends oshownf
not well-founded. With Mr. Buckingham he had no.
maintained a pretty close and constant intercourse tll_e.
subject for nearly a year and a hale and he must say, that
he could not but acknowledge and admire the zeal, pe
severance, and ability, with which he bad achieved SO
much in so short a space of time. Indeed, the only fault.
he had to find with him was that he was too zealous : 1.111.010
the most frequent duty which he (Lord Devon) bad '0
hist
a t thought
their a p portehheernws soar; s The
perform, was to exercise the office of " ardour-cbeckel,,
and prevent Mr. Buckingham from doing too much. 1311_!.
for this zeal, however, the end could not have been aa,
complished : and he was glad to find that it WAS felt an
acknowledged in all quarters : and that the friends
eti
supporters of the institute were daily on the increas
satisfactory. He had himself attended several of tiles
while its evening parties were more and more brilliant ailed,
and was much pleased at the evident gratification 9!I
afforded to all : while he understood that the last, which
occurred on the preceding evening, and which he was pm_
vented from attending by an engagement elsewhere, i
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one of the fullest and most attractive of the season.
all that was stated in the report on this subject, and in-
deed in every other part of it, he entirely concurred—a,
he had no doubt that as the advantages and Pleasures ();
' the institute became more known they would be moreaus
more ouht after and apprek s cLoiated.
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value
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some
plan might not be devised, by which Mr. Buckingbplt
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secured a more competent remuneration thanaltl
the present mode of payment afforded him : o b
sure the members generally would support the coming.;
in awarding him a fixed salary, of a much larger 11:0"1,,,
than the small surplus now left for all his exertions,
which the institute has been brought to its present ataw
o•f efficiency.
Otte'
Lord Devon said he agreed with the honourable ge
man as to the desirability of securing an adequate as;
certain compensation to Mr. Buckingham for his labourre
but the difficulty lay in this: that as the members Ife,
exempt from all legal liabilities beyond their resPee"l.o.
subscriptions, the question would be, in the event of
income being insufficient to allow of such compensalt
who was to make it up to him—the committee, ar.
members, or both ?—The most certain method of securtno;
a proper return to Mr. Buckingham would be to ittere,abi
the general income of the institute, by an addition to
number of its members, as in that case all would be hew
fitted, and there would be an•ample surplus for renauCert
tion, without the necessity of calling upon any partlelk;
make up a deficiency. It should be remembered, tba..thtt""
institute was yet in its infancy, and there was everYlenns
to hope that it would go on improving in its resource"'
well as its attractions. I,l:gehdl.co7