ent and every detail of the service. It was "printed for private
circulation;" but we venture to say that, if the public saw it, their
respect for railway servants and railway difficulties and management
would be greatly increased, the more so that one of the first "rules"
enjoined was, that _each_ servant should be held responsible for having
a knowledge of all the rules--those relating to other departments as
well as to his own. And it may not be out of place, certainly it will
not be uninteresting, to mention here that one of the rules, rendered
prominent by large black capitals, enjoined that "THE PUBLIC SAFETY MUST
BE THE FIRST AND CHIEF CARE of every officer and servant of the
company." We have reason to believe that all the railways in the
kingdom give this rule equal prominence in spirit--probably also in
type. In this little volume it was likewise interesting to note, that
civility to the public was strictly enjoined; and sure we are that every
railway traveller will agree with us in the opinion that railway agents,
guards, and porters, all, in short with whom the public come in contact,
obey this rule heartily, in the spirit and in the letter.

The particular rules in the book which affected our engine-driver were
uncommonly stringent, and very properly so, seeing that the lives of so
many persons depended on the constancy of his coolness, courage, and
vigilance. John Marrot, like all the engine-drivers on the line, was a
picked man. In virtue of his superior character and abilities he
received wages to the extent of 2 pounds, 10 shillings per week. Among
other things, he was enjoined by his "rules and regulations," very
strictly, to give a loud whistle before starting, to start his train
slowly and without a jerk, and to take his orders to start only from the
guard; also, to approach stations or stopping places cautiously, and
with the train well under control, and to be guided in the matter of
shutting off steam, by such considerations as the number of vehicles in
the train, and the state of the weather and rails, so as to avoid
violent application of the brakes. Moreover, he was bound to do his
best to keep to his exact time, and to account for any loss thereof by
entering the cause of delay on his report-ticket. He was also earnestly
enjoined to use every effort which might conduce to the safety of the
public, and was authorised to refuse to proceed with any carriage or
waggon which, from hot axles