The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-20 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

By a misprint in the account of the opening of the
Great Northern, it was stated that " in a few years the
dues of the port of Grimsby had risers from 3,000/. to
7,0001.' It should have been 70,0001.
PROPOSALS FOR REMEDYING THE PRESENT DEPRES.
SIOY.-7-A large body of influential railway proprietors
at Liverpool and other places are getting up mmemorisl
to the directors of the London and North-Western and
idland.Railways, suggestive of the best means of re-
storing Confidence and remedying the present depression.
It is being circulated and signed on the Exchange, and
urges on theitttention. of directors the following im-
portant points :-That the capital accounts shall be
closed as soon as possible; that all outstandine' accounts
of the legal advisers shall be examined and paid off;
that the erikineering expenses shall be placed on the most
economical footing ; that the expenses at present being
incurred• in enlarging stations be limited, and that no
such further expinses be incurred without the sanction
of a majority 'of the shareholders; also, that no further
engagements, whether contracts for new lines, the Bills
of which have been sanctioned by Parliament, and con-
tracts ,works
not let, ho entered into without such
sanction; the rates of fare and tolls of all kinds not pro-
ductive of a fpir remuneration to the shareholders for
their otitlay and risk, be raised at once, and where Par-
liament has limited the powers of raising ouch rates and
tolls, that application be made next session to enahle the
directors to raise them to a remunerative scale; that the
number of. trains be reduced as far as practiedale; that
the express trains, except one per day at an increased
rate of fare, be taken off, and that first, second, and
third class trains be run separately, at a speed in pro-
portien to the amount of fare paid. That the boards of
directors be reduced, that one-third retire annually, and
that the, new directors be proposed by the proprietors,
and not chosen by the board.
By the coppletion and opening of the great bridges
over the Tyne and Tweed on the North British, pas-
sengers are now enabled to travel by the East Coast
route to Edinburgh and Glasgow without change of
carriage. The train leaving Edinburgh at 9.30 AIL
reaches York at half-past three, and London soon after
ten o'clock.
THE RAILWAY TO BAGENALSTOWN.-We regret to
learn that the works of the South Eastern Railway,
which were to connect the Carlow line with our city and
the completion of which by next summer was so posi-
tively promised in a recent report of the directors, were
discontinued in the early part of last week, and that it is
not probable that they will be again resumed this year.
Eleven miles of railway was only necessary to complete
the line from this to the present terminus at Bagenals.
town, and it is most unfortunate far the interests of Kil-
kenny that want of funds should cause the discon•
tinuance of the works at present.-Kilkenny Moderator.
LONDON AND BLACRWALL RAILWAY.-AMOOnt Of
revenue for the week ending October 15-Passengers,
43,164; amount, 7671. 13s. 9d.; goods, 361. 12%; total,
8041. ss. 9d.-Corresponding week of last year-Pas-
sengers, 56,770; amount, 932/. 14s. 2 1.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.-Traffic for
week ending Oct. 15:-Passengers, Ist class, 1061. 85.8 d.;
2d class, 259/. 2s. 3d.; 3d class, 461. Ils. 4d.; parcels,
horses, &c., 191. 19s. 2d.; merchandize, minerals, and live
stook, 4371.45. 53.; total, 869/. ss. 10d. Corresponding
week last 3 ear-Passengers, parcels, &c., 3131. 6s. 9d.•
merchandize and live stock, 317/. Is. 7d.; total, 6301.85. 4d.
increase, 2381. 17a. 6d.

MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND,
AND ROYAL CANAL COMPANY. - Revenue for the
week ending 15th of October, 1848, for goods and pas-
sengers (exclusive of mails), to Mullingar, fifty miles-
-1,2901. 109. I Id.

- ULSTER' RAILWAY.-The traffic on this railway was,
for the, week ending the 15th day of October, 1848
(thirtY.six" miles)-Passengers, 9,138; amount, 4891.
13s. 10d.; goods, 332/. 15s. 3d. Total, 8221. 9s. Id.
Corresponding week, 1847 (twenty-five miles)-Pas-
sengers, -13,715; - amount, 496/. 3s. 4d.; goods, 3151.
14s. 3d. Total, 811/. 17s. 7d.
' BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.-The traffic on
this railway, for tha week ending Saturday, October
14th, 1848, was as follows.-Passengers, 6,685; amount,
3071. Os. 13.; goods, 1021. 7s. 3d. Total amount, 409/.
7s. 4d. For the week ending 7th of October-Pas-
sengers, 6,314; amount, 3101. 6s. 81; goJtis, 69/. 16s.
103. Total amount, 380? 3s. 63.
PARIS -AND ROUEN RAILWAY.-The following is a
return of the receipts on the Paris and Rouen Railway
for the week ending the 14th October, 1848.-Pas.
stingers, 80,121 E 35c; luggage, parcels, &c., 4,344 f.
20c.; goods 74;180f. 50c.; carriages and horses, 1,990 r.
50c.; miscellaneous, 7,872 f. 05c.-Total for the week,
168,508 r. 60C.
ROUEN AND HAVRE RAILWAY.--The following is a
return of the receipts on the Rouen and Havre Rail-
way, for the week ending the 14th of October, 1848:-
Passengers, 29,7001 60c.; luggage, parcels, &c. 1,659 E 10c.; goods, 31,079 E 60c.; carriages end horses, 146 f.
45c.; cattle, 4,424 f 85c.-otal for the week, 67,010 f.
60c.

DIEPPE RAILWAY.-The following is a return of the
receipts on the Dieppe Railway for the week ending the
14th of October, 1848:—Passengers, 4,602 f. 45c.; lug-
gage, parcels, &c., 140 f. 10c.; goods, 2,156 f. 00c.; car-
riages and horses, 54C. 80c.; miscellaneous, 543 f. 40c.—
Total for the week, 7,4781. 75c.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Oar. 19.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The Sales are—Great Western, Quar
tens, dis. —Taff Vale, Quarters, 26.
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O cr
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5-rocir EXCHANGILLIV ERPOOL
The share market continues dull,
add prices have a downward tendency. The market closed
heavily at the following quotations:—Caledonian, Prefer-
ence, 17 dis.—Great Northern (A Shares), Deferred, 57.4
dis.--Laucashire anal Yorkshire (late Manchester and Bir-
niiugham), Fifths, 531 dis.—Ditto. Halves (late H. and S.),
dis.—Ditto (L. and B.), 20 dis.—Ditto (late West
Riding Union), Fifths, 6r,1, dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and
Sbuthpsrf, 58s. 9d: dis.—London and North Western, 102%
c.—Ditto, Quarters 24 -dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 35w—Ditto, Eighths, EL 6s. 3d, dis.—klidland
Stock, 72 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 14/. 6s. 3d. o. dis.—North
Staffordshire, 81. Is. 3d. dis.— Scottish Central, 22—South-
Eastern ' and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 6/. Is. 3d.—York and
North Midland, Preference, 3 dis.

BIANCH'EIII, Ocr. 19.
STOCK EXCLIANGE.—TheS4 sales are—Caledonian, Prefer-
ence, 1% dis.—Leeds, Preference, lA. c. dis.—Manchester,
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. 17s. dis.—Sheffield,
Preference, 94—Grimsby, 50/. Shares, 31 dis.—North
Staffordshire, 81,i—West Riding Union, 6% c.dis.—South-
Rastern 'and Dover, No. 4, Oh—Leeds and Thirsk, 15—
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 4—Great
Northern (B), 43 dis.

Ocr. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—North Staford§hire,
8 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 7)1
(33), 4% dis.—Shropsbire 3►,4 dis.