The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-28

A London letter Of the goth May, published
in the Journal of Commerce, has the following
tens:
100000 francs have arrived in France from Hay
ii, in part payment of the French claims on that
island.
The Commercial Steam Packet Company wound up
their affairs yesterday, and found themselves wanting
fI40, 900 to be relieved from difficulties. The sale
of their steam ships will, it is expected, realize
000 leaving EOS 900 balance of debts to be paid
up by the shareholders.
A set Of scoundres in Ireland, members of illegal
societies. having succeeded in getting several pledged
tee-totalers to recede from the society and violate
their pledges, great meeting held on the 18th, OF
the peasantry of Tipperary, to consider the circum
stance. Twenty thousand people assemb ed on the
occasion, and after Introductory speech by the
Rev. Mr. Nolan the account says, several persons
to the front Of the platform and gave assurance
in feeling and touching language, OF the lively sor
that they felt at having been unfortunate as
to be victims of temptation. They solemnly promis-
ed in the presence of God and the multitude, before
whom they expressed their deep contrtion, that they
would never more taste spiruous and intoxicating IL
quors. This act of contrition and humiliation was
received by the assemblage in BETTING manner"
The late fatal and fearful accident, series of ac-
cdents, the Paris and Versailles railway, have
called special attention to the railways in this coun-
try, and particularly to paper read " On Accidents
upon Railways by G. r. Weld ESQ. The Globe
Of yesterday made partial allusion to this state
ment, which submitted to the Statistical Society,"
but have the. report of the society bebre me,
which gives further and more important particulars.
The number of persons conveyed by 50 railways IN
the first half year of lS41 in this country amounted
to 8, l22, 6l3. The number Of trains employed was
49, 422-giyng 9l-3 persons to each train The ave-
rage speed was, including stoppages IL ga miles
perhour; exclusive of stoppages % AS miles per
hour average speed, exclusive of stoppages, vary
| ing from sc on the northeastern to the Londn and
Birmingham 81 miles per hour. Accidents fol l94l
on so railways collisions 27-killed l2-inurd 1876;
| engine or train breaking, killed. IA injured; run
off the line 1876 killed, So injured run over 4-3
killed and l injured fell off 81 killed, injured
making total of SO accidents-23 killed and 30
wounded. But this is traceabe to casualties only
over which passengers had no control. The acct
dents attended with personal injury to individuals,
owing to their own negligence, were 81 run oFer-
Is killed and IA injured; fell off So killed and
injured jumped off I5-2 killed and 10 injured
crushed by engine killed !, injured 10. Total SO
accdents-23 deaths-3O injuries. The personal ID
jury to the servants of the companies amount to IS
accidents-46 deaths and e. injuries. Taking the
number Of passengers at l8,245, 226, the accidents
only in l45,963. 1t is well worthy of cohside
ration that Mr.. Yields able paper states that four
wheel engines more unsteady subject to oscilla
tory movements, and particularly to vertical move
ments; which matter Of course produce jump
ings, while sx-wheel engines have had and can have
no such risks, for out of the total number Of 22l
four-wheel engines, accidents occurred from run
ming off the rail- but accident of the kind occurrep
to six-wheel engines.