The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-17 00:00:00

RAILWAY NEWS.

There was little alteration in shares and scrip yes-
terday : the market was quiet. East Indians were on the
advance, and considerable transactions took place in them.
Caledonians were heavy.
The Liverpool market was tolerably steady on the whole.
Midland stock was scarce and higher, owing to the prospect
of a new creation. London and North-Western stock was
also pretty firm. Huddersfield and Manchester declined
still further to 103. pnt., but rallied and closed at 1 pm.
Dudleys were in good demand, as well as Birmingham and
Oxford. Ormakirks were done as low as 21 Leicester aad
Bedford improved to dis.
The Manchester market was dull. Little business was
done, and prices had a downward tendency.
The market at Birmingham remained stationary ; there
was little business doing, but prices had, it anything, a
eownward tendency. There were sales in the Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, and Dudley at 535.94., and at 21 prn. North
StaffuriLhires declined to 355. pm., and ShrophireUnions re-
mained at the prices quoted yesterday, with more disposition
on the part of holders to sell than to purchase. There were
buyers of Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton at 6 dis.,
but parties did not seem disposed to sell at this rate.
At Leeds the market was very fiat, and the sales were
necessarily limited. Huddersfield and Manchester, which
realised 303. pm. oa Thursday, were done to-day at lOs. pm.
Leeds and Bradfords also declined ss. The only improve-
ments were in East L-ncashires, 3s. 9d., and in New East
Lancashires, 34.6 d. per share.
RAILWAY SHARE LISTS.—LoNnosr, OCT. 16.
Nary—The quotations of lines in Roman characters denote actual
tr.utsactions: those of lines in Baths sellers' prices.

PAID.
20 'Aberdeen 15
241Amberpate
1
101'
Birmingh. !k Gloster l• 8
74 Do. New (is,. 74d.) 30 32
2 Birtn.Bt Oxford June. 54 1 1 11
Bristol and Exeter _lB2
lb. New ;9l
Bristol and Gloster-119 21p.
leamoßerlinghanishire
ntan
Do. ashares l4 Id. 2.
Do. Extension 1 Old.
[t'ambridire Ft Oxiord.lll 2:
I Che,ter 4, flolyhead.,44 31e. I. I I
rhurnet and Blythe.,
iCornwall 144 4 I
IDirevt Northern. II II
!D St üblin Belfast Jnc..l 31
`Eastern Counties '2ll i 4:
Do. New 64 84p. ii
D0.P.5 per C. No 1,4 Ip. ;
I Do. Do. 2'2 4p. 1:
Do. Irk. Extension 14 I :
East Lancashire 'l,4 4 ;
Lb. New '8 .4 i
411
East Lincolnshire 1
Eastern I nion I II
Edinburgh St Glasgow 69 70 1
Do. 4
shares lBl II
Do. 4 shims 16 17 E
:EdOsb. and Northern 4d. 4p. iv
1i Ely Sc fluntiwltclott .49 ..0
IGbsgoss, Adni.+Ayr,b3 ,
IGt. So. I West. (Int/ 2 3,
I'Gt. North of England. 235
I Do. New 53 I
Verne Waters
Do.C• ..... -..
o. shams
Do.
Do. New
Unit and Selby... . li
Do. 1 there. lO
Do. ishares . 27
,swwh and BarySt
4:donwids
Do. do. 4 Norwich
-ster et Carlisle 601
- 41514
/ &
014 s

PAID.

ih r ester & Birm
I W. I Shares .1
I Do. Do. B
L Do. Do. C
is Yauch.,Bus.,& Mat
2 Manch. & Southamp
le Midland
14 Do. New
Do. Birm. & Derby
Newcastle & Berwick.
Do. North Shields.
Nero.," Chederford
North British
Do. 4 shares
Do. Pilths
Nor(
Nort kern 4. Easter*
DaSerip(ise.sdis )
la North Staffordshire
I tiortAtimpt. Banbury
tiOxt,Water. , &W
l'ortstnidith Direct
t. Preston and Wyre
.13
.Dn. 4 shares ...

24
2t ;
I
2
2

313. i
33 3 3 3;
593 37p. 24
So 539. 1
11
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.69 71
)19 21p.
yd
1;
2 10
ip
po 32

Da. New
Leeds snd Bradford
; Leicester 4 Bedford
Leices4Birtninghann
Lir. Man. 4. N. Junr.l
London + Blackmail
Do. New
London & Brighton
Do. Do. Fifths
I London 4 Croydon
London 4- Ureentrich
London & N. Western
Do. 1 shares
Do. New shags
Do. Fifths.
; Do. Eighths I ".,
Do. N. de.
D0.401.5h.,L.4. M.
;London & S. Western
Dn. New Cons. Wu
Do. New
Do. New
London & York
/Lioeran.a.S4t!sid=
Lynn and lay
Lyynm and Dereham I
Manelsesterit Leeds ;
Do. t.shares
Do. shares
Do. Whs....

tilAt I
I Do. W. Grinat:i W
ti Scottish Central
sl.Vrottiah Midland
I I Shrewsbnre & Birm
!I.:S!lroSoWrtireer(lnka.«
S. Eatiera Doror.„
Do.N. (OK 311.)No.I
Do. N. (S.V.
Do. N. (do. 301. '
Do. N. (do. 131.
South Wales
Kificen F.

:341 9 4
.71214 2 84p.
19 91
1 191 3 5
.194201 p.
161 16
.191

114
124 lid.
.11
.38 38i
123
1131
2b.
.13
7 •

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West Riding Union
Wins, SOM.* Wsym
fork *Carlisle
York and Newcastle
Da New

!York apd. North

tS Vo.1;14;;;;7.
Do. Scarborough .
10 Do. Selby
Kt Do. F.l tension.
1 Do. E.& W. liidir.Fa

•.431 tt.L
.4 f 14
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44 46
.144 46
39 41p.
38
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12U1 21p. 2_l
159
Ilp. zi
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Sip. I.

FORMON RULWATII.
Boulogne and
Hord Twal.Celteenst
DeadrttaVbfnliz
East Indian
reatlndia Peninsula
Great West Bengal.
t. Nor. France Cons
Gt. Western Canada.
Lonnie a la Sambre
Lyons and eftirton
Luzern
Idadraa,b°22lore, and
Arcot
Namur and Liege
Orleans and Vierams
Oilcans & Bordeaux
Oyer/met
Faris & Lyons, Coast
Paris and Orletwas
Paris and Rouen
l'aris *Strad,. Coast
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse.

1141/1.
. 2 1
• 414 I 1
d.
8
,1121

41 lid.
II II

I ilp.
21d.
4 486
2 37
id.
? 214
Lid.
9

Strasiatir
9
Do. Silamaka II 2p. , Tears* hone esCresatild. ip.
Do. Extension. fp. I 6 West Flanders 134 24d.
Linraroet., Ocr. 16.—nales:—Chesteir, Birkenhead, 48—Do. (P2O
sh.), I d.—E. Counties (York Eaten.), 230. 9d. p.—Fklinburgh, Glas-
gow (new eh.), 17++—Glasgow, Paisley, Greenock (4 oh.), 7--Lon-
don, N. Western 194, 3—Do. (new J sh.), 144 (1-3 th ob.),
174 p.—London, Manchester, Birmingham, 74—'Do. (4 eh. A.), 71 p.—
Manchester, Leeds (Eaten. sh.), I p.—M Oland (401. eh.), 114 p.—
N. British, 321 (4 ob.), 44 p.—Do. (new oh.), p.—Prestoo,
Wyre (4 eh. A.) 2 p.—Sheflleid, Manchester, 9I—Do. (4 sh. No. 1),
34 p.— Do. (do. 2),.
22—CIydeethile Jo., 19 p.—E. Innambire (new eh.),
3 p.--GrimslCd3oik. 34 €l.-11dereld C. and IL, 4,1 p.—Do. (ex.
sh.), p.— Dewsbury, I) p.—Liverpool, Bury, 3, p.—Do.
(new ah.), 16.. . p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, Cheshire Jo., par.—
Krmthgham, Dudley, 21, 4 p.—Blirminitham, Oxford Jon., 34, 4,4,
4, 4 p.--Cambidge, Oxford, 6s. 3d. p.—E. Lincoln•hire 4,4 d.-I.lver-
ffloit.Odrnisldrk, Preston, 34, 24,3 p.—Direct Northern, 14 d.—Matlock,
Jn. I Is. 3d., p.—N. Staffordshire, 36a. 3d., If p.—Shrop-
shire Union; R. and C. 4, Ba. 9d. d.--Trent Valley Midland Or. Jo.,
per
-10. 3d. p—lnierster, .—W. ngßedford, 4 Union, 4,18 s. 9d., 16e. 3d. p.—Dutch
14 d. d.
Pears, Ocr. 13.—(,Leh &des : Orleans, 1257 50; Rouen, 940;
Northern, 698 73 ; Fampoux, 390; Viereon, 612 50 ; Bordeaux, 335 ;
Avignon, 892 30; Troyes, 360; Strasburg, 193 75; Tows and
Neaten SO2 50 ; Lyon, 317 50 ; Basle, 215 ; Fectunp and Dieppe,
363; Versailles (R. 8.), 407 50; Versailles (LB.), 270.

LONDON.—NAMUR AND LIEGE.—The third report of
the London directors of this concern incidentally throws some light
on the comparative charges of English and Belgium railways. "In
Belgium, the charges for passengers are considerably lower than In
this country, but the working expenses are leas ; whild the rates for
the carriage of cattle ore higher , and for Iron, coal, and other heavy
goods about the game as those generally in force in England. But
there is eo much diversity In the classification and mode et charging
for conveyance of goods, traffic on different lines in this country, that
it is almost impossible to Institute a fair comparison between the
charges of English and Belgien railways.
be forgotten that an exempticn from rates, taxes, and assessments of
all kinds on Belgian railways forms another important difference from
the English lines." In consequence of delays occasioned by the pro-
crastination of the Belgian government the time axed by law for the
completion of the Namur and Liege line has been extended to the 28th
of Jule, 1818. On the line from Namur to Liege great difileu/ty has
been found in-procuring land; the, difficulties encountered on the
portion of the line between the Bridge of Val Beneft sad
the Bridge at Val at. Lambert have been so great that
the directors have been obliged to appeal to the Courts
of law. The works are in full activity on the section between Hay
and Namur (eighteen and a quarter mie), and land sufficient oar
twelve miles has been obtained. The directors look to the line con-
necting Mons with Manage as likely to be the most productive =
their undertaking. It will unite the Great Northern of
(already connected by a branch with Mons) to the state relive from
Brawls to Namur (at Manage), and thus with the German
There L. also a great local heft. This line will be can.
grdbefore that of Namur and Liege, and part of ft be reedy
etraffic in the course of a few months. Land is obtained with facility
on this line. The directors have found it advisable to make a further
call upon the shares, and have applied for the return of 400,000 Mums
of the original caution money deposited with the government. The
second half-yearly Interest, at the rate of 4 per cent. on peid.up capi-
tal, is in the course of payment. The directors notice M. liorguet's
(their principal °Detractor's) resumption MIAs duties. " Since the
month of February last, up to a recent date the directors have to
regret the abeence of his personal services, owing to his detention on a
Mate prosecution ; but from which he was ally and honourably
acquitted In August last." We believe allusion is hem made to the
awkward affair of the Cumptich tunneL

PROVINCIAL.—SHEITIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE.—
The first rod of this line was cut on Thursday. The Mayor of Shed-
field performed the feat with an " ~ewt sladet" handle mahogatlY,
and cutting part of German silver. The turf being deposited in a
still more elegant barrow of linen Spanish mahogany, with foliage
and shell ornaments on the upper edges, "wheel and axle after, and the
model of the moat approved chariots," Sze. Ac., was wheeled and
emptied out by Jobson Smith, Req., chairman of the board of direc-
tors. The amateurs thus "kissed the cup and paned it" to the real
navies," who "set to work in right good earnest to cut away the rods
wrong the whole line marked out," sera the Shejlieid Iris. Mr. Smith
subsequently presided at a cold collation. In proposing the toast of
the evening—" Success to the Sheffield and Lineolnshire Railway
Company' —the chairman gave a brief hitaory of the undertaking ;
It was not more than three years dote a meeting was called in one
of the small rooms of that hall, to take into consideration the esta-
blishment of a provisional oormittee, and to get a number of gentle-
men to carry out the undertaking which they had met that day to
Inaugurate. It was his good foetal= to be at that
meeting. It wee found that Sheffield poeaeesed not the Wean-
' tages which she was entitled to, from heryopnlaticn and her eons.
merce ; and that she was merely an appendage to the Midland Rail-
way, Company. The commerce from east to west was very bulky
and of great weight, and of such a description as would usually be
sent seaward. The goods made here, and which were sent to Nor-
folk, nutfolk, Eoacx, Imo usually sent to London, and from

thence bark again by water tn:o the above counties. lie had been
bold enough to propose ' that a committee be formed to carry into
elect the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway,' and lie had
done so because he felt it to be necessary for the welfare of Sheffield.
From that small beginning, then, had come the event which they had
that day met to ectehrdte. The first oonsomence of the projecting of
this railway was the ,pringing up of the Grunaby line—and it always
occurred to his mind that this was necessary to the animate success
of this great, national, and magnificent undertaking. An inspection
of these docks would convince any gentleman that they were abso-
lute necessary to the prosperity of the commerce of this country. The
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Company would soon lase to individuality,
a bill having been posed in the last session of Parliament to iunalga.
mate them with the Sheffield and Manchester line. lie thought there
was no railway in the kingdom which would afford es) great an
amount of aecommod.dion as that one of which they had had the
p'essure of teeing the Mayor cut the sod that day."

MIDLAND AND THIRSK JCNCTlON.—Yesterday a meet-
ing of scriphoklers was held In Leeds, fur the purpose of considering
the recent negotiations of the directors with the Leeds and Weft Rid-
ing Bankirg Company. Mr. James Ilepper, of Shipky, the chair-
man of the directors, presided. It appeared from the statements of
the chairman, that in consequence of the Leeds and West Riding
Rankin'; Company (who held the depeeits of the railway company
when this bank Impends. Its payrombi himary last), being
unable to fulfil thek eadsgeassot with the Ardor, of the railway
company to repay the amount deposited by bar opal Instalments of
five shillings each, as reportadto the sallootroampany at hoist mast.
lag In August, the directors of the Utak Jvastimalts6-
way Company had btea aitßp. to mho stathar pamlstimi
meat with with the hank, white arraigament the sorlpholdlam wore saw
convened to sanction. Thaeisiga oleo railway ea tho teak
was abut 32,0001., whish. Wilk Worm& to August ma k a gra
of 33,7571. • and by the orrasipmatat make omideratiat the aka&
tors of the railway compatry lad received a as of 13,1001. fa cask
and commercial secorkko to the amount of 23,7001., which
were to be realised M simisesdates, the last being due in March 1049.
These sums were to be maspord in full of the railway company's
claim, if the securities were they realised ; but if failure was made in
the payment of any one of than for ten days after it beciunedue, than
the Railway Company were to be at liberty to sue for the balance of
the full amount of 33,7571. But if the meeting of serlpbolders refused
to ratify this arrangement, all the cash and bills so paid in pursuance
of It were to be returned to the banking company. The chairman
added, that if the agreement was confirmed, and if the securities which
they bad received were duly honoured, as he bad reason to believe
they would be, the directors of the Railway Company would be able
to return to the scripholders Ws. per share on the 7th November
next ; and a further sum of I 'a. per Marc at the end of June, 1817 ;
and a further sum of Is. led per share in March or April, 1849 shortly
after the last bill becomes due. After considerable discussion, the
meeting resolved, on the motion of Mr. Joseph Richardson, of Leeds,
seconded by Mr. Christ. Bibb, of Idle, that the agreement should be
confirmed, and that notice should forthwith be given of the repay-
ment to the scripholdere of 20s. per share on the 7th Nov., and a
pro rota proportion of the rest of the deposits to be realised, as soon '
thereafter as may be practicable. A vote of thanks to the chairman
and managing committee was unanimously adopted, and the meeting
broke up.
BRIGHTON AND Htsrincs.—Yesterday morning it was
discovered that a slip had occurred in this line about a mile on the
Brighton side of Pevensey. I here is a deep and extensive cutting
there through greensand and blue clay. One side of the cutting has
gone down in a semi-liquid state, filling up the hollow, and
the rails to the top of the opposite teak. The length of thcean4lnigs
about fifty yards, and the quantity of earth to be removed is esti-
mated at about 40,009 cubic yards. All trains are more or leas
delayed, by the necessity of changing here from uoe set of carriages
to another. It is thought that five or six weeks will be required to
repair the line, but in the meantime a temporary siding will be
formed for the passage of trains. The work has already been 0001.
menced. The expense falls on the contractor (Mr. Wythes), who
engaged to construct the line and keep it in repair for three years
from the opening.
FOREIGN.— MIDDLEBURG AND IfAESTRICHT. The
plans for the bridge to be constructed over the Eastern Scheldt and
the Meuse at Middleburg, for the passage of the railway from that
city to 31aestricht, are now ready, and the works will soon be com-
menced. The author of this gigantic undertaking is Mr. Rennie, the
English engineer.
FRENCH Nolan ERN. —The attention of the directors of
the Northern line has for same time pre.t been directed to the means
of rendering leas dangerous the steep emtunkments between Douai
and Arras, near where the late disaster occurred. An important
step has just been taken. A high and strong wall, upon solid ma-
sonry, has been erected along the embankment, as that should a train
run cattle line it cannot roll down the declivity.
BELOIT:M.—The Minister of Public Works has given
notice, that the works of construction for the section of the line from
Bechtel to Maseyek, comprised between Bree and Neeroeteren, will
ahertly be adjudicated. By a royal act of the 23rd September the
section of the line from Jupille to Vise, is to be prolonged from the
latter place to the village of Berneau, on the line from Battice to
Maestrieht.

Tiurnc for ararecrrez Warms online between Oct. 9 and Oct, 13,
1845 and 1846. (Fecal the Railway Chroaiele.)

Arbroath & Forfar
Chester & Birken
Dublin & Drogheda
Dublin ttKingstown,
Dundee & Arbroath
Durha a & Sunder.
East Lancaahire
Eastern Counting
Eastern Unica .
Edinr. &Glasgow
Glos. Paid. & MT
Glos. Pats'. &Grn.
Gt.Southn.&Westn •
Great Western
Hartlepool
I.on. & N. Western
Do. & Blackwell . .
Lon., Brighton, ftc.,
Do. & S. Western . !
Blanch. & Leeds

1846. 1845.
I.
£254 A; INlaryport& Carlisle!
778'Midland
741.Newe. and Berwick'
87- 8
992 Newcastle&Carliale
3221 293,N0rf01k
6471 691 North British ....
8,19' :Preston & Wyre
526 6384 Sheffield & Mane
'O5 Mouth Devon
17 2872Sourb-Eastern
'5l 1918,Tra Vale
9 962114er
'York and Newcastle
' 19,820 York & N. Midland
' 1225 -
39,58, rowan lAILWATO.
Northern of France 1
7021 Ins. lea Bor.( tat 8.)
71 Paris and Orkans
8974 Faria and 14nuen

19, 699

9291
41,1291

10,071
0981

I -ail
'lO, 40.
1 1424
1 790

836$
1144
8;8
5311
3882

9222 8244
64b1 Gti44

Traffic omitted last week :—Great Western, £20,{66; London and
Blackwell, /1076 13e. 4d.
BUSINESS OF THE ENSUING WEEK.
(From the Raelecog Chroritte.)
111F-k.TlNti§.
- .

Boulogne and Amiens —oeT2i,paris; Edinburgh and Glasgow—
Oct. 21, Glargow• Exeter, Veoeil, and Dureb:ster —Oct. 21, London;
Lynn and Derehm—Oct. 22, Westminster; Madrid and Valencia—
Oct. 20, London.
TENDERS FOR LOANS.
_ _ _

Bull and Selby—Stuns of not lees than 5001., for 3. 5, or 7 y at
4 per cent. per annum; Manchester and Leeds—Sums of not lean
than 1,0001., for 3,5, or 7 years, at 4 per cent. per annum, pay-
able half-yearly ; North British—Bums of not less than Mot, for 5
=4 at 4 per cent, payable half-yearly ; Ulster—Sums of not
than 1,0(01., fur 3,5, or 7 years, at 41 per cent per annum;
York and NewearAle (kite Newcastle and Darlington)—Sums of not
lean than 1,0001., for 3,3, or 7 years, at 4 per cent.
CONTIUCTS.
_ _

East Lancashire—llaslingden tunnel, Oct. 21 ; Enfield and Edmon-
ton—Execution of watts, Oct. 19; Leedsand Bradford—Cwt-iron
chairs, Oct. 19; Newry and Enniskillen—Execution of works, Oct. 23.

DIVII)EN.DS.

Belfavt and County Down-4 per cent, per annum on calls till the
nubgof the line ; Dublin and Drogheda-11. do. on old sham
p‘o ux and Ilarebruck —4 per cent. per annum; Newantle and
Berwick— 5 per rent. on paid-up calls, Oct. 19; Newcastle and
Carlisle-21. lbs. on the whole shares ; Vale of Nenth —5 per cent. per
annum on calla in advance.

CALLS.
Charleroi and Erquelines-21. due ; Cork, Blackrock, and Peerage
—U. 30. per share, Oct. 21; Dublin and Belfast Junction (Saran
Branch)-21. 10s. per share, Oct. 20; Eastern Counth s (York Eaten-
sion)-11. 10n, Oct. 19; Pompous and liazr.bruck-2/. due; Irish
South-Eastern-11. 10e, on the new shares, and 1/. on Wexford, Car-
low, and Dublin scrip, due; Italian and Austrian—lL, Oct. 21
Leeds and Thlrek-0/. due; London, Brighton and South Coon
(Brighten Fifths C.)-10/. due; London and South-Western-61. on
the 301. new 'harm, and 41. on the 40!. new shares, due ; Midland
(Erewash Valley line)—M. due; Namur and Liege-2t. Oct. 19;
Newry and Warmly:tint—U. due; Reading, Guildford, and Reigate--
21. 18a., 11. 10s. payable on Oct. IS, and U. Se. on Jan. IS; Richmond
—U. due; Samb a and Meuse-21. due; Scottish Central-101. due;
Scottish Midland Junction-21. 10e. due; Waterford and Kilkenny
-3!. due; York and Newcastle-41. on new extension shareA, due;
York and North Midland (Leeds and Selby shares)-11. on the East
and West Riding shams, due.
DEPOSITS RETURNED,. _

Bandon and Bantry--iiPeishaTeTlNTiir;Nevrark, and Sheffield
its. per share; Caledonian Extension—lL 13s. per share; Clitheroc
Junction—Balance of deposits, after deducting Its. Gd. per share;
Glasgow and Belfast-2/. 10e. per share; Ipswich, Norwich, and Yar-
mouth —Final dividend of is, per share; Irish North Midland—eecond
instalment of 3s. per share ; Leioester, Tamworth, Coventry, Binning-
Itan and Treat Valley Junction-21 2s. per share, and 1/. 3s. pet
share on the original Coventry and Leicester, and Coventry, Nun-
Catell, Birmingham and Leicestersharee ; London and Oxford-2s. per
share; Manchester and Southampton-13s. per share; Midland and
Eastern Counties Junction-10s. per share; North Kent-11. 10s. per
share; Perth and Invenioss-1/. 10s. per share; Staffordshire and
Shrogishhe Junction-12s. Gd. per share; Templemore and Nenagh-
15s. 9d. per share; Warwickshire and Landon—Full deposit.
TRANSFER BOOKS CLOSED.
Lancaster and Preston Junction—Till Oct. 20 ; Newcastle and Car-
lisle—Till Oct. N.