The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY NEW&

There was a lull of business and few dealers in the
share market on Saturday. Prices generally remained with
little alteration. Manchester and Leeds were heavy and
declining. East Indians were worse, and quoted about
Transactions were few, and the true run of prices can
scarcely be gathered from such an inactive market.
There was no change for the better in the Liverpool mar-
ket; Birmingham stud Dudley, and Liverpool and Orcaskirk
were the only scrips in demand.
Few transactions transpired at Manchester: prices were
rather lower.

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The market was tolerably brisk at Birmingham; business
was steady during the whale week, 'tithe slight depreciation
in the value of Flock in some of the old Anat.
There was an improved demand for railway shares at
Leeds on Friday and Saturday, in cAnparison with what
prevailed during the earlier part of the week; but prices did
not improve in proportion.
At Dublin quotations of railway stock were stationary
the whole of last week. This was owing leas to general
stability than the paucity of transactitus.
LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY. A meeting of
this company, under the dissolution act, took place at the Landon 1
Tavern on Saturday. W. Lindell, Esq., took the chair. Pr= Ms
statement it appeared tkat the directors of the Great N.:ethers Bail.
way had made a proposition for amalgamating with this In
Its next ayplication to parliament. With a view to elle and
comply with the requisitions of perbreest, lbe &idles reeso-
mended the dissolution of the pram& . • bog dknooks
ensiled, in which Mr. Aetell, Mr. Pilchards, .Creemble. sad ethers
took part. It was at length resolved sairisously that the emeirby
ehould be dissolved, and that it be not an act of bazikruptey. A =rip.
bolder having read a letter from Mr. Hudson, M.P.' in which be
expressed a wish to make PODc arrangement with this company,
It was also weed unanimously that three scripholders should join the
directors at their interview with Mr. I ludison, and report to the scrip-
holders. it was clearly understood that this company Ls to reappear
under the asleep of Mr. Hudson, as the Great Nortlsernalastpany for
the neat session of parbiunent. Should the Great Northern amal-
gamate, a London and Manchester line would be effected at a trifling
cost. After a vote of Lanka to the chairman and directors, the meet-
ing was dissolved.

MANCHESTER AND LINCOLN UNION, AND CHESTER-
FIELD ANA IN GAHISO' Casist—The first general meeting was held
at Chesterfield = Thuaday. J. Paxton, Fen., in the chair. The
directors' report supletwed how it came that they had confined their
project tot he =Men et the line from Worksop to titaveley, conceding
to the MAUI sag Lincolnshire their lines corresponding with these
WO* pulualld_liy this ermpany. By the agreement -between the
empsides, 'WOOL as te be subscribed by the Sheffield axes Lincoln-
shire, tai WAX by the Manchester and Lincoln Union. Clauses
In the Mb alibbod by both companies recognise this agreement, and
presmdiage ere ha progress to effect the union authorised by these
alneree; virtually, therefore, they may be regarded an one uworpo-
rsties. The arrangement above-mentioned having reduced the
=d or the Manchester and Lincoln Union, the shares will be
from 201. to U. 2e Two guineas having already bees grid u
deposit on each Aare, and the act of parliament authorising the
directors to allow 4 per cent on paid-up =le, L. ad. per Mere one
year's lamest) will be payable alter the let of January Best No
additkeel call will be required till about next llikkuwarar. The
receipts sad expenditure, up to the present thee, ire :-011=
48,210 5ha55,90,792/. • expenditure,l3,43ll. ha I,l4beigusseg
7.30101. 14u 9d. Some liabilities remain turtle* tut tbseopsors
hitherto Ira sot mewed I la. per Mars. • The Chiskeleit Onat is
now alleshasty weft' in this Ompisty. mud the speolkiss et Met
undateidnip en wow under the masessuest awed of bels
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llidlosd Railway Owego lea ?Alamo' la Obi Oest-
pan sod sell gin bob pessigaills lbw** lb 11111•1111. It is
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unit shinisk to anemia= Whet the emeimusdu already
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/11111141117, with a misty ot butN. per amovisa. ins pro-
poled tiro sseetordbary pent tosedsc be hal Potoweby,
1847, on • day Pe hs /zed by the duelers. The dulness aphised
that the directors scold We bode Os Awes rather ismer, by slow-