INSPECTION OF THE HELSTON RAILWAY WORKS.

Several of the directors of the new line of railway, from Gwinear-road station to Helston, with a few friends, inspected the new line on Saturday. The weather being beautifully fine, a pleasant trip was thoroughly enjoyed, and the work? were seen to be in a satisfactory state of progress. The directors present included Messrs. Molesworth St. Aubyn, M. P., Bickford-Smith (chairman,) YV. Bolitho, jan., D. W. Bain, R. S. Marty n, and R. G. Rows ; also Messrs. J. Daniel!, Camborne, the solicitor; R : T. Relf, London, the contractor ; S. W. Jenkin, Liskeard, the engineer ; and others. The new line will be narrow gauge, and about nine niiles-and-a-quarter in length. The first sod was cut in March last, and it is hoped the work will be completed in about eighteen months or two years. The route goes over tolerably flat ground, only one viaduct of any dimensions having to be made, and that is at Lower Town. The Great Western Railway have notified their intention of building a better station at Gwinear-road when the line is completed. The directors started from Gwinear-road at eleven o clock in the morning in conveyances. The first halt was made at Carnhill Green, where the line will cross the highway. About half-a-miie of rails have already been laid near here, and this can very shortly be materially extended, as for a considerable distance beyond, in the fields, the gradient is only one in 60. From this point they partly went on to Clowance, where the route again comes out of the fields and across the main road, this time diagonally. Here a strong wall is being built to partition off a piece of land acquired from the Rev. St. Aubyn H. M. St. Aubyn ( who has taken great interest in the scheme, ) the estate being already surrounded by a wail live miles long. There will be stations at Praze, Nancegollan, and Prospidnick. On coming to Prospidnick it becomes apparent that the great purpose which Mr. Relf, the contractor, has had in view is the performance of the more arduous part of his undertaking first—the construction of bridges and viaducts. Prospidnick brioge is a tine illustration of thi3 policy. It is a massive structure, 40 fe«t high, built of the hard granite for which the district is so noted ; and not ouly has this bridge been erected—a task absorbing considerable time and labour -—but roads have been diverted, and new roads made in order to meet the requirements. The bridge, it is estimated, will cost nearly £1000. Subsequently the directors were very hospitably entertained at luncheon at Mr. Bickford-Smith's residence at Trevarno, and enjoyed a stroll in the picturesque grounds in which it, is situated. Proceeding en ronte again, the next halt was made at what may be regarded as the most important and expensive part of the undertaking—the making of a viaduct at Lower Town. This,...