The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY NEWS.

Altogether the scrip and share market was not so
active and well supported yesterday. In East India scrips
transactions of some consideration took place, at fluctuations
of price between 15s. to 205., leaving off 15s. to 17s. Gd.
Some improvement may be observed in Birmingham and
Wolverhamptons, and Birmingham and Oxfords. North
British recovered from the depressed quotations of the morn-
ing, and closed about the same as before.
The Liverpool market was tolerably well supported, and
there was • fair amount of business done. London and
North•westem stock was scarce at 199, which was paid
towards the close. There was a good deal of speculation in
Ormskirks, which closed at 44 pm. Shropshire Union
opened brisk, but dropped to Is. 3d. dis.
The Manchester market was much quieter, and only a
moderate extent of business was done. Prices were
slightly in favour of the buyer.
A fair amount of business was done at Birmingham, with
litt!e variation in prices, with the exception of Shropshire
Unions, which receded from 4 pm. to Is. 3d. dia. Stour
Valleys were also somewhat lower, the sales effected being
at 4 pm. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley scaip
maintained the quotations of yesterday ; there were also
sales in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, at 1 pm., and in
the South Staffordshire Junction at 6s. 3,1. pm. Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton were a trifle better, there
being buyers at 51 die.
At Leeds there was fully as much business done as on
Tuesday, but the improvement noted that day was not sus-
tained, for most of the transactions were done at a decline in
price. New East Lancashires receded from 41 to 31 ; Hud-
dersfield and Manchester, from 21 to 11; Leeds and Dews-
burys. from 34 to 24 pm. ; Newcastle and Darlingtons, from
121. to ill. 10s.; Ormskirks, from 4 to 44 ; North
Staffords, from 21. Gs. to 2/. ; Huddersfield and Sheffield and
Dewsbury Extensions, ss. per share less each.
The Bristol market was again pretty firm, and hopes are
entertained that it is assuming a more healthy appearance.
There were inquiries for South Wales, which were done at
41, to 41. 13s. 9d.; Manchester and Leeds Extensions ad-
vanced to 1 to 1 1-16 premium; Bristol and Exeter New
Third Shares, 91 to 94 ; Great Western Fifths, 314 ; Great
Western New, 71; North British Quarter Shares, 31 to
31. Gs. 3d.; Taff Vale Quarter Share., 28, 281 ; Taff Vale
New, 4 prem. ; London, Newbury, and Bath Direct, 17s. rid. ;
West of England and South Wales District Bank, 13.
MEETING THIS DAY.
Trinidad Great Eastern and South Western, King's Held, Poultry,
12 noon.
LONDON.—EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DOSCH ESTER.—Yes-
terday a general meeting of this company was held at the London
Tavern, to receive the report of the directors, and on other business.
Mr. Woolmer took the chair. He regretted the loss of the bill in par-
liament through the virulent opposition of the Great Western Com-
pany, and the grat expense that had naturally followed. It was,
however, gratifying for them to hear that Lord Beaumont, the chair-
man of the committee, thought so favourably of a fine from London to
Exeter, that he pledged their lordships to a favourable consideration of
this line in the next session if it were brought forward in an improved
form. Ile had to inform them that the South Western Railway
Company hal agreed to lease this company's line at the rate of 54 per
cent in perpetuity, and to share both the past and future expenditure
for procuring the act of parliament. The report was then read, from
which it appeared that there remained out of the first deposit about
lls. 6d. per share, which would enable the company to go to parlia-
ment next session in conjunction with the South NS astern Company.
The second deposit would remain intact, in consequence of this agree-
ment, to be returned to the shareholders in care of failure. The total
receipts of the company were 100,142/. 10e., and the expenses
57,2541. 6s. Bd., leasing a balance of 51,865/. Jo. 4,1. It was agreed
that the shams should be converted from 501. to 25!. each : and the
report was adopted unanimously. A shareholder asked if this corn.
pans had any interest in a line below Exeter. The chairman replied
In the negative, but said the South Western had a grand project going
to Plymouth and the Land's End. A vote of thanks was passed
unanimously to the chairman and directors, when the meeting ad-
journed.
TILE JOCKEY CLUB AND VIE NEWMARKET AND CMES-
TIMFOID RAlLWAT.—Yesterday, sass a correspondent, a very full
meeting of the members of the Jockey Club took place, at which the
following resolutions were passed :—" The directors of the New-
market and Chesterford Railway Company having, at a special meet.
Ling convened for the purpose, on the llith day of October, MG, laid
the stewards and members of the Jockey Club the plans and
sections of the proposed extensions from Newmarket to Thetford, end
from Newmarket to Bury, with • branch to Ely, and the same haying
been duly examined and coosidered, it was resolved unanimously,
that the plans and sections of the railway from the Newmarket sta-
tion eastward are very preferable to any that were submitted to the
Jockey Club last year, and arc approved accordingly. That the New.
market and Cheeterford Railway Company are entitled to, and will
receive, the support of the Jockey Club in proceeding to parliament
for the above extensions, in preference to any other company, both
because the Newmarket and Chthterford Company have most satis-
factorily carried out, and are prepared to further carry out, the views
of the club in obtaining the act for the hoes from Chesterford to Cam.
bridge and Newmarket, and Krause, as it appears to this meeting,
there is no other company having so legitimate a claim to the exten-
sion, or in whose hands they could be so safely and beneficially en-
trusted."