The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-07

Take another case The distance from Paris to
RoueR, by the railway, Is above eighty miles, and
the fare the third class is ten francs, being at two
and half cents per mile: The rate at which these
trains travel, Is generally twenty miles an hour,
stoppages included. On our railways, on the other
hand, the carriages less extensively constructed
and are proporIonately less commodious for pas
sengers. The average speed, including stoppages,
the charge Is usually about four and halt cents
per mile. Thus from New York to Philadelphia,
distance OF nnety-fve miles, is travelled in abou,
hive and halt hours, at the cost of four dollars,
which gives the above rates; and other lines will
be found, with few exceptions, to give nearly the
same result. Would it not be worth while for
railway directors to consider, whether, by taking
leaf from the book of European railways, they
might not afford increased accommodation to the
selves
: In England, where the expense of construction has
been SO enormous, and where the speed attained 10
so extreme, the cost OF travelling the third class
carriages Is about two cents mile and in the Sc
c0nd class about four cents.
II, however, we are behind Europe in our rail-
ways, how UNNECESSARILY are we not in advance Of
everything here in magnificent rivers and steam
ers. 70 speak for a moment of any steamer navi-
eating the Thames, the Rhine, the Seine, the Loire
or the Rhone, in comparison with even the poorest
OF the boats on the Hudson or the Mississippi,
would be in the least degree ridiculous. They are
UNNECESSARILY behind ours in every respect in which
capacity, accommodation, splendor,-every thing
They must cross the Atlantic and take lesson Of
us, or they will soon in this art of inland nav iga-
ton be a century behind us.
The excitement lately produced on the Bourse,
immediately before and Immediately after the for
NAL concession OF the Great Northern railway,
(trom Paris to Brusses) to the company represented
by Rothschlld, Laitte and Hottngner far exceeded
anything of the kind which has occurred since the
revolution of July. The gambling in these shares,
well as others has spread through in all classes even
to the lowest During the last two or three weeks,
the Bourse has been a perfect Babel. The police
have been summoned daily to keep something like
order among the mob which throngs it, The sui
location and crush of the inside Of the building
has become so lntoerable, that many of the veal
thier spectators have established their chairs daily
In the vestlbule, sending their clerks back and for
ward between them and the INTERIOR to inform them
OF the course OF the sales. A certain corner has
those who deal in single shares, or patches OF from
| fve to ten /; the great dealers now doing nothing
save by hundreds and even thousands These
smaller Try consist chiefly OF servants, who bring
here all their wages and perquistes.
II Is SAID that the house OF ROthschld which be-
fore the. adjudication Of the Northern line, en-
crossed halt the entire number of shares at par, have
already netted the enormous sum of one hundred
and fifty millions of francs by the transaction There
Is probably exaggeratlon in this, but that these
gantlc capitalists have realized immense sum is
| certain.
This great line Of railway is to extend from Paris
| to Brussels, passing through Amiens and Valen
ciennes, and having branches to Bouogne and other
principal places. 1t is already in a very forward
| state The construction of the railways Of France
IS usually commenced by the government, and after
| they are completed, they are farmed for limited
period (rom forty, to eighty years. to company
which rembarses all the outlay. AT the expiration
OF the period thus contracted for they are to return
to the hands OF the Government, and their profits to
be brought to the account of the general revenues
OF the country. In the present case, the Rothschd
company have received concession OF this line for
period of about forty years. The entire length OF
| the French part Of the line from Paris to Valen
clennes. ls about 100 miles, 1t is expected that the
| part OF the line from Amiens to Valenciennes will
De opened IN eight months from the present time
! The part nearer to Paris will be later The vast
European importance OF this railway will be appre
clatsd, when 1t is remembered that it will connect
| Paris with the numerous lines with which the sur
| tace OF Belgium Is reticulated, and thereby com
| snuncate with the Rhine, and the lines OF railway
communication In progress in Prussia, the German
| States and Switzerland.
magnetic telegraph is erected, and in operation
| between Paris and Rouen. In all its external APP
pearances, it is Identical with those erected by
| Morse In the United States The wires are in the
| same manner carried over rollers or sheaves at
tached to posts, supporting them at height more or
less considerable, and these are placed at the sides
of the railways. The telegraphs here were erected
| by Professor Wheatstone, OF London, for the
French Government. have not yet had time to go
TO see them at work, but will give you full account
l OF them In my next Aformidable rival to General
English youth from Somersetshire, born of humble
parents on the 4th OF Jan, 1881, and now in his
| fifteenth year. His height Is thlrtyfour inches,
oelng one inch less than the American. He is said
| to be much more graceful than Tom Thumb, and to
De perfect in all his proportions