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met witli their death, 26 of whom were officials of the esta- 

 blishment. As nearly as can be ascertained, 7 of the other 

 unfortunate individuals were passengers ; 4 were killed from 

 walking upon the railway ; and 7 committed suicide, by volun- 

 tarily placing themselves in the way of the loaded trains. Be- 

 sides these fatal events, there were 59 persons injured, 36 of 

 whom were officials of the establishment ; 22, as far as Ave can 

 learn, were passengers ; and 1 a person walking upon the rail- 

 way. Separating the accidents occasioned by the sufferers 

 themselves from those attributable to the railway administra- 

 tion, 37 of the deaths and 31 of the injuries rank under the 

 first head, and 7 deaths and 28 injuries under the second head. 

 The following is a tabular account of the accidents, and the 

 means by which these were occasioned : — 



It is satisfactory to state, that, on comparing the above num- 

 ber of passengers with an equal number who travelled by the 

 common diligence, the casualties by railway communication 

 are fewer, and the safety of the passengers generally much 

 greater. 



The whole railway business is under the management of a 

 director, who is under the control of the Minister of Public 

 "Works. It is divided into four branches — namely, the general 

 management of the whole system ; the management of the 

 lines ; the locomotive department ; the traffic of the railway ; 

 and the management of the stations. The first of these, gene- 



