The tenth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the London
and Croydon Railway Company was held on Tuesday, at the London Tavern, W. A. 'Wilkinson, Esq., in the chair. It appeared from the report, that the result of raising the fares, upon one month's trial, had been a falling-off in passengers to the extent of 11,413, and of receipts to the amount of only 11/. 7s. 6(1., as compared with the preceding month. There bad, however, been a saving in the Government duty of 32/.65. 10V., and of toll to the Greenwich Company of 110/. 13s. so that the proprietors of this Company had benefited by the decrease of passengers to the extent of 131/. 12s. 61d. in the month, or at the rate of more than 1,500/. per annum.
The rope on the Blackwell Railway broke again on Tuesday evening, whilst the carriages were at their full speed. One passenger, a car- penter, in the second-class train, was thrown out by the sudden jerk, and received such severe injury that he is not expected to recover. This is the second time the rope has broken within ten days.
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