The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-13 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A RAILWAY JUNCTION.
—A most extraordinary mad unprecedented some occurred
yesterday morning at Clifton station, about five miles from
Manchester, and the polntsbere the last Lancashire line,
midway between Bury and Manchester, forms a junc-
tion with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's lines
of rails from Manchester to Bolts, Preston, and Liverpool.
The East Lancashire Company pus over the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Compare ruts between Clifton and Manchester,
paying toll, and it appears that some misunderstanding has
arisen between the two companies as to the means of seam-
taining the proper amount of toll. The Eut Lancashire are
in the hab:t of running several of their up-trains to Man-
chester past the Clifton Junction, without stopping, and
afterwards making a declaration to the Lane and
Yorkshire Company of the number of passengers the trains
contain, and fir whom they will have to pay toll. The
Lancashire and Yorkshire Company object to thin
and demand that the trains shall stop at Clifton
so that the number of pamengers can be counted, and
give up their tickets. Towards the close of last week the
dispute owned a serious aspect, by one of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Company's agenta at lianthester (Mr. Black-
more) threelesing that he would blockade or stop up the
East Latemehko line at the point of junction with slwre
balk of timber. The Bast Lancashire Company get out a
masseso wink Mr. Bisolonore on Saturday, but, notwith- I
easing lib amore, the Issiasbire and Yorkshire Cce4.l
penes morgue posesedail pielorday imenleg to
*riot into emeentkm, ristwiebanssilbs the presence
body Otis aunty polies from Dam and d a second y
from the Peadistos esesty polies Sides user Molester.
From ten to twills( *Vedic In the enessfing 1k alibis to
the bodies of the directors and simile of both eon
arrived at Clifton. The immediate neighbourhood is
from popubms, but as the lines of railway from this
point pees our rather lofty embankments, it mold be seen
sir more MOMS around that there was an unusual commo-
tion, and numbers of ppeeoople were attracted to watch the
up
The East early trains were allowed
to pus upon the Lancashire and Yorkshire line without ob-
struction. and run to Manchester, but at half-past ten in the
merning, ea the next Bast Lancsahim train to Manchester was
one which would not stop at Clifton, but attempt to pan on
to lleadaester, so as not to allow the Lancashire and York-
shire Commars servants to count the passengers, the latter
• to Wee active measures to stop up the But Lanca-
lha engrain a inSeient obstruction to the passage of
trains open *dam A number of labourers were set at work
kr this pupae add the dimities of Captain Lowe', ma-
untsi awilier et the Lensed** and Yorkshire line, Mr.
sisekmare snidest etas Walk ea theßeltenlint,Mr
lame, wildest fat= WI ; Ind Mr. Hunt.
t of the Their first I
step was to lay down across thild= and York-
shire Company's up line of rails to Manchester an immense
balk of timber, ludas it close to the points of the East Lan-
cashire Compeers rails forming the junction, and opposite
the semaphore signal-house of the Bast Lancashire Company.
Behind this balk of timber, at either end, wen driven down
into the bed of the railway two heavy, long, iron crowbars,
to hold It to its position. Thou again, behind this Dant of
timber, the Lancashire and Yorluhin Company brought up
a train of six empty carriages, with its engine at the Man-
chester end ; and tide may be said up to this time to have
completed the bleekeikg scheme. The train of meaty ear.
doges wu understood to have been for the double per.
pose of blockading the line, and of carrying to
a_ny ettbe mess Agers from the But Lancashire
tidy ids W.* elms te leave It tad go forward, Over the
Bolton Br% to Msesheiter. The But Lanouldre train was
duo in Manchester about 10.40; but it was nearly that time
before it Came up to Clifton ; and when it came in idght, It
was signalled to stop, et coons rather than allow he se-