The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-01 00:00:00

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THE SU,l%,', LONDON, FRI° ty EVENING, AUGUST 1, 2f92-

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARK LANE.

SUMMARY RAILWAY EJEC7IIE-AYT.

The London and North-Western, and the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Companies seem to
be onee more drifting into a war ; and some of the
later passengers who arrived at the Victoria-sta-
tion, Manchester, on Tuesday night,were witnesses
of a somewhat extraordinary scene. Shortly before
l 2 o'clock on that evening, the employes of the
London and North-Western Company effected an
entrance into the eastern end of the station belong-
ing to the other company, and removed some of the
clerks on duty, books, presses, tickets, and other
property to the end of the station occupied by their
own company. They also forcibly ejected the
clerks of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company
from the west end of the station, removing at the
same time their books, presses, tickets, end other
plant upon trucks to the eastern end. To under-
stand the proceeding, it is necessary to explain that
the Victoria station was originally built by the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, who
afterwards sold one-half of it to the London and
North-Western Company. This was at the period
when the London and North-Western had a line to

Liverpool only from that part of the town, and the
Lancashire and Yorkshire had a line thence to Nor-
Wanton, Leeds, &c. At a subsequent period the
former company acquired a rival line into York-
shire, the latter a rival line to Liverpool. The
schemes of both companies have otherwise been
much extended to the east and west. The result
was that the station accommodation, which was at
first ample, became insufficient, and the public were
much inconvenienced. To remedy this evil as
much as possible without extending the station (it
being difficult to obtain suitable land), the two
companies came tc an arrangement which tended
considerably to economise the space they occupied.
By this arrangement also each company had offices
and booking clerks on the premises of the other,
so that all the traffic of the west, belonging to
either company, could be booked at the western end
of the station, the same rule also applying at the
eastern end. By the proceedings above described
this arrangement has been broken up, and the
immediate inconvenience of the change will un-
doubtedly be felt by the public. The following
notice, which has been issued by the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Company since Tuesday, will show
how extensive was the traffic which has been thus
summarily disturbed:—"Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway. Special notice. The public are respect-
fully informed that on and after this day (July 30)
passengers travelling by the above railway to the
following places will be booked at the Leeds and
Yorkshire end of Victoria-station, where every
attention will be paid to the comfort of the passen-
gers—viz., to Liverpool, Bolton, Wigan, Waterloo,
Southport, Preston, Lancaster, and all parts of the
west; Fleetwood, Lytham, Blackpool, Belfast, and
all parts of the North of Ireland ; Leeds, Dews-
bury, Huil, Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield, Hand-
gate, Huddersfield, York, and all parts of the
North of England. By order." With the whole
of the facts connected with this unfortunate diffe-
rence between the companies we are not acquainted;
but we understand it has arisen out of the parlia-
mentary proceedings of the Lancashire and York-
shire Company, who have recently obtained powers
to make a new and supplemental line from their
station in Salford to the Victoria-station. By thee
means they procure to themselves an independent
entrance into Manchester, and will no longer have
to pay the heavy tolls to which they were subjected
over the London and North Western (Liverpool)
line. This line, which was much needed for the
convenience of the public owing to the frequent
and long detention of trains on the present one, we
believe they are taking active steps to construct,
having bought the houses and land, and given the
usual legal notices to the tenants. The traffic of
the two companies had long outgrown the accom-
modation afforded by a single line, but it is said
that the London and North Western Company
have been for some time past using all their in-
fluence to induce the Lancashire and Yorkshire to
postpone or abandon it.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

Very little English wheat was on sale here to-day, yet
the demand for all qualities ruled heavy at barely previcus
rates.

There was a fair show of foreign wheat on the stands.
In all descriptions sales progressed heavily, and the quota-
tions had a downward tendency.

Floating cargoes of grain wore in slow request on rather
easier terms.

The trade for barley was steady, and prices were well
supported. New produce sold at 38s. to 40s. per quarter.
About an average business was transacted in malt, at
late rates.

There was an increased supply of foreign oats on offer.
Good and fine qualities sold steadily at very full prices,
otherwise the oat trade ruled inactive on former terms.

Beans and peas being scarce commanded extreme cur-
rencies.

For flour there was a moderate demand, at late quota-
tions.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
knglish 830 . 2 930 ' 10 ' 6.20 sackF.
Irish.
Forcio.i....
9,'22J bls.