The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-03-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

The shares of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
pay the improved dividend of 30s. per share, and the goods
traffic is steadily increasing. The total receipts for the
half-year were £51,350, and the expenditure £37,631,
leaving a disposable balance of £13,762.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway shares pay a dividend
of £1 Bs. for the half-year, free of income-tax, and the
disposable balance, out of which this amount will be paid,
is £140,000. The line will be finished next May, which
is earlier than anticipated, and within the terms of the
contracts made.

The Hull and Selbv shares pay a div'dend of 275. 6d.,
exclusive of income tax, and the report is, generally speak-
ing, favourable, an increase of traffic having been de-
veloped in the several departments. Large payments in
advance have been made on account of the quarter-shares
of holders, to whom five per cent. discount has been
allowed.

A dividend of 20s. per share has been declared on the
stock of the Glasgaw and Ayr Railway. The question of
supporting the line of steam-boats between Fleetwood and
Ardrossan was discussed with considerable warmth. It
appears that the working expenses of the company have
been reduced from 50 to 3i 2i per cent , and a general sys-
tem of economy is the order of the day. The motion for
reducing the number of directors was lost.
It is said that arrangements have been made between
the Lancaster Canal Company and the North Union Rail-
way Company, for the latter to take the canal from Lan-
caster to Kendal, thus putting an end to the opposition
which the Canal Company were making to the bill, for
the line to be carried forward from Lancaster direct to
Carlisle. There is now no doubt that the latter measure
will receive the sanction of the legislature.

The Grand Junction Railway Company, who has united
with the London and Birmingham Company, and some
other parties, in bringing forward a Chester and Holyhead
for withdrawing from the Chester and Holyhead project.
It seems front the correspondence which they publish
between themselves and the solicitor of the Chester and
Holyhead Company, that the Grand Junction have always
been afraid that the risk was too great for them, in pro-
portion to their capital, under the uncertainty of the
traffic, and government not entering into a contract for
the carriage of the mails, or promising that Holyhead
shall be the port for the Irish mails. This fear was fur-
ther augmented bylhe purchase, unknown to them, of
the Chester and Birkenhead line.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—About four o'clock on
the morning of Tuesday, as one of the railway engines
belonging to the Stockton and Darlington Railway Com-
pany was proceeding up the line from the former place,
on arriving at the watering-house the enginernan stopped
to take in a fresh supply of water near the Yam station,
but on his calling for the fireman he could not receive
any answer. He instantly went to the rear of the long
train of waggons attached to his engine, and at some dis
tance from the last of them he found the poor fellow with
part of his head and brains lying on one side of a rail, and
his body on the other. From the position in which he
was laid, it was evident that one wheel of every waggon
had gone over him ; yet, strange to relate, in one hand he
firmly grasped his shovel. it is supposed that the de-
ceased, who was a remarkably steady young man, of the
name of Timothy Lanchester, the chief support of an
aged mother, had slipped off from the spot where he had
been engaged at work, and that the fatal accident had oc-
curred in consequence.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—The twelfth
half-yearly gene-al meeting of shareholders of the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway was held at Glargow on
Monday, in the Railway-buildings, head of Queen-street,
John Learmouth, Esq., chairman of the board of direc-
tors, in the chair. From the directors reportit appears
that notwittivanding the very large receipts arising out of
the Queen's visit, and from the Highland Society's great
cattle show in Edinburgh in the autumn of 1842, the
traffic for the present half year exceeds that of the former
period. Excluding, for the sake of comparison, the two
or three weeks affected by these extraordinary causes,
there has been an uninterupted increase during the present
period, averaging £37-1 weekly. This, on the half-year,
would amount to upwards of £9,700. The receipts, as
shown in the hal nee sheet, are £59.132 14s. 7d. ; the ex-
penses, including interest on borrowed capital, amount to
£32,535 ss. 9d. ; balance, £26,597 Bs. 10d. Of this sum
the directors recommended £28,125, subject to deduction
of income-tax, to be set aside as a dividend, being at the
rate of 255. per share on the original stock, and of Os. 3d.
on the quarter share, or five per cent. on the whole stock
per annum, payable on Monday the 11th of March..—Sir
A. Agnew brought forward a proposal to abolish all Sun-
day traffic, which was negatived.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The follow-
ing conversation took place in the House of Commons on
'Thursday :—Lord Robert Grovenor wished the right hon.
baronet would have the kindness to state what were the
intentions of her majesty's government with respect to
making a harbour for the steam mail-packets at Holyhead,
as the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company had gone
to great expense in the construction of their line, which
would facilitate communication with Ireland. and must
be of great convenience and advantage to the Irish mem-
bers of that house, and to the public generally. Sir R.
Peel said, that her majesty's government had well consid-
ered the various reports which had been made relative to
the advantages of different ports, particularly the western
coast of England, and they were entirely satisfied that the
weight of the evidence and authority was in favour of
Holyhead. (Hear, hear.) Reflection had been cast upon
the impartiality of those persons who had recommended
Holyhead. Others, therefore, were afterwards appointed ;
fresh eyes had examined the site. Among those gentle-
men was Mr. Walker, the eminent civil engineer. They
confirmed the report that had been made previously by
men who were entitled, he thought, to great respect.
With regard to the railway, there had been some negotia-
tion respecting the conveyance of the mails, in the course
of which the company had come down from £BO,OOO
a-year to £40,000, and he did not know what the effect of
yesterdayholding a
outnae
w littleccompany had
h a might i gmhatd
made
ea. p
r(vAp
olsaiut
igohn )forOnly .
con-
structing a line by way of Great Ormshead,but at present
he could make no further statements on this subject.

Aw i poorth
a x2o countrymannote desiring
sicalledrin g tott i
p ::tit
in £lO on
A curious fraud occurred in the city in the course of
eminent banktngno.lwn
account of a provincial bank, of which this
house was the agent, and to receive the other £lO in save-
reigns.
As he was a stranger, the clerk to whom he ap-
plied refused to take the note and give him the required
o.
s c
change, and directed him to get it changed at the Bank
of England. The countryman proceeded there accord-
ingly, and just as he was about to enter was met by a
yesterday afternoon.
i
person who told him he need not trouble himself to go
any further, as he could give him change at once. The
countryman gave him his note, and receiving what he
thought to be twenty sovereigns, returned to the banking
house to pay in the £lO. His consternation was great
when he found that the coins he had received were only
worthless medals. The probability is, that the man who
deceived the countryman had previously lounged among
the crowd assembled at the counter in the banking_
house, and had overheard enough to enable him to per-
petrate his ftittid.—Titnes. of Thureday.

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LIVERPOOL GP,EAT NA TIONAL sTEEPLL°
pule-
On W-d0e.,,,
patrostage. Ft on: day the Live, pool great oat octal
essrlV I",tv. in the
-tt6,-des
chase took place at Aintrep, Irli
an
CAr I:fr,
the nto
oeutil a tate pet Sod sn he Hltk,vnness, the del'Ld lot
,vai
evhiee. eats,' 40,1 every other qi,.scrir )I,o ttott of v,
with
tittoreced— teti. r, ad to 111.1,0 WAS CroNlird
conveyances oc eyery form and ~ze, fired vrith perecnil
of ewer; rank, fissm those tise ke,.t. to the lowest e
gree. •,teetsle,cisa.,:e, which cort-t,ted of a hA"dicl
sweepstakes ut 20 sovs. each, 10 tot felt, ,xith 100 s° v"
added, came off at three o'clock. The following bates
wore named p

st. lb.
10 12 Mr. Quartermaine's.... ch h lfisount.••• •
12 0 Mr. S. Craw tord•s cli a The Returned " 5
10 7 Sit F. El. Go•tdricke ns.. IA a Tom Tog.• •••'''
10 10 Lord Sefton us
12 12 Mr. W. Ekin's ....
12 7 Mr. F. A. Millbank's hr h Rotiitison• •• • 0
12 4 Mr. De Burgh n 5.... b g Wiperion. •• • .*0
12 0 Mr. Bradley ns.. hr g Ileslington •• • • ••0
11 10 Lord Maidstone's.. br h rwsar •• • ' 0
11 7 Mr. Speed n 4
11 2 Lord E. Russell's g h Lather.... •• • •
11 0 Sir J. Gerard ns
11 0 Mr. Raworth's b g Robin Adair ••" 0
10 12 Mr. Lockwood's
10 12 Mr. Hollinshead's b g Little Peter.• •• 0
10 10 Mr. Mare's
10 7 Mr. Kennedy's Tetotum ......
10 7 Lord G. Bentinck ns bk g The Romp • • .•'' 0
10 7 Sir W. M. Stanley ns b g Charity ..... • "
The race was excellent. The horses took their lealisco
gallant style; and it may be said of ,his, what perbsOole
be seid of very few other steeple-chases, that not a 6T
fall took place, notwithstanding the many leaps which
.ie,
horses had to take. Discount won in admirable 6110
pretty closely followed by The Returned. Tom Tug 'cm
next, and Marengo was fourth. The umpires were,
Earl of Sefton and George Payne, Esq. if
There was to to have been a match for 3CO so's. ba
,()
forfeit, but as Lord Maidstone's h g Wiverton received
sovs. from the Hon. Sydney Herbert's b g Asetie, it
not take place.
The champion hurdle race, a sweepstakes of 10 a (,) of
each, with 50 suss. added, came off about balf-pastI 0
o'clock. The following horses started :
Mr. Raworth's b m Chance
Mr. W. Scott's .
Mr. F. A. Milbank's br h Robinson... • 3
Mr. Dauber ns
Mr. W. Ekin's .
Mr. Tilbury's
Mr. J. G. Watson's br h Mudlark 0 et
This was one of the most excellent races we have el
seen. Peter Simple led the way for considerably 03°,,,
than half the distance, and was then followed by Chall'o
who won in gallant style. Heslin:ton was second, a'
Robinson third. This closed the sports of the day.

HOOTON PARK STEEPLE CHASE.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1.
Marquis of Worce,ter and R. Erring ton, Esq., *Mar
A SWEEPSTAKES of £2O each, h ft, with £lOO added vet
Sir NV. M. Stanley, Bart., to carry 12st each, 15
e
three miles of a fair hunting country within t:n
of Hooton Park.
Lord Maidstone's Caesar
Lord Maidstone's Emperor 2
Mr. W. S. Crawford's cb g The Returned
A SWEEPSTAKES of £lO each, with £5O added by ,
W. M. Stanley, Bart. 12st each. Horses which bate
regularly hunted with Sir W. M. Stanley's hounds to
be allowed 101 b.
Sir W. Massey Stanley's g g Charley
Mr Grace ns br g Lightning
Mr W. Berrow's g h Challenger
Mr Stanley's Kildare
• • 4
Mr John B. Amey's ch h Corsair 0
Mr Wilkinson ns b g Sankey, aged
Mr Williams's Effendi (late Nimrod), aged
Sir George Houston's Curiosity..
A
of ofge
gentlemen
l eema
ec
oh ,
whowith
have£2s added, for for
er
gbuoieriii
the 8;
with Sir W. M. Stanley's hounds. 12st each. rort s
winner to be sold for £BO, if demanded.
Mr Henderson's First Attempt
Mr Soloman's Maid of Athens ..
Four others started, but were not placed

GREAT WATERLOO COURSING MEETIIO"
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY, 29, 1844.
Judge—Mr. Al'George. 00
This meeting, which was appointed to commence
ro
Tuesday last, was postponed, on account of the frostto
Thursday. The weather was most favourable, and
to
attendance of spectators from Liverpool was as large Da
we ever remember at any former meeting ; manYtiber,
doubt, being attracted by the beauty of the weaceo,
There was not the least sign of rain till towards the ?be
ing, and just as the c,mpany were about half-way °IV
the rain came down rather heavily for a short time. ocere
ground was in capital order; but in a few meadowleieag
was a quantity of water on the surface, but not 50,1P„eed.
to prevent the hares running with their accustomed one
The coursing was magnificent, and there was 00 '
accident to cast the least gloom on the day's sport.,vg.*l
are sorry to state that Freeman (late P.P.), in striklbrolie
his hair, whilst jun ping over a drain, unfortunately co
one of his legs ; hut it was afterwards set, and fl,q.ce
the. doe's recovery. We have not eitCt fseY;
ticularise. Nearly all the favourites won, wits the „tea
tion of Birdlime, who, being rather amiss, was doe-or-
cleverly by Lancer (a Scotch dog). The principal (8/1-„riff
ites for the cup, are Dressmaker (who defeated SkCl;ery
a celebrated Newmarket winner, in the second ties, the
cleverly), Speculation, Ajax, and Traveller. For
purse, cld Sandy suffered detest, after an undecided c°ll,.de,
HP
from Tramp. Kate, Rowena, Billy-go-by-'em, and y*,
are the favourites. The remaining ties came off on SO.
day. Every thing went off in the most satisfactory rcoe
ncr, and the splendid slipping of Will Warner w"
admiration of the field. The following are the results'

THE WATERLOO CUP.
Mr. Pollok's Lancer beat Mr. Bake's Birdlime.
Mr. Gale's Ajax beat Mr. H ughe's .Mango Park.
Mr. Harper named Hostess beat Mr. Robinson's WPC'
Mr. Robinson's Ariel beat Mr. Wynne's Briton. Mr. Bagge's Traveller beat Mr. Swan's Sparks of Fire.
Knocknawling ran a bye.
Mr. Slater's Speculation heat Mr. Barker's Hector.,
Mr. Watt nd. Sktighterman beat Mr. Ball nd. Y. „ ,03
Mr. Statidish's Streamer beat Mr. Mare's Mounseer•
rd
Lord Eglinton nd. Blue Banner heat Mr. Fletcbe
Freeman.
Mr. Sharpe's Skylark beat Me. M'Guire nd. Garland'
Mr. Clarke's Dressmaker beat Dr. Brown's CantriP•
Mr. Jebb's Titania beat Mr. Deakin's I,‘ kg.
Mr. Graham's Sir Edward beat Mr. Craven's Canto'
Mr. Barge nd. Tyrcnit beat Mr. Etwail nd. Brocade'
Mr. Eden's Exquisite beat Mr. Scott's Daigeronrielp
SECOND TlLS.—Ajax beat Lancer, Hostess beat Iltero
Knocknawling heat Traveller, Speculation beat Slaug4r
roan, Streamer beat Blue Banner, Dressmaker In at so
lark, Titania beat Sir Edward, and Exquisite beat TP.s
THE WATERLOO PURSE. ta 12'
Lord Eglinton named Bugle beat Mr. Garven's Glenge
Mr Graham's Screw beat Mr. Sliarpe's Star.
Mr. Bake's Kate beat Dr. Brown's Sportsman.
Mr. Bagge's Tramp beat Mr. Slater's Sandy.
Mr.Ej üb.ba,lsl ncdr.i Isy -bgetatt. bNvir'ensi
wbaena rSo.vDe
reeai kg
nin
o's
upeerittFer'
Mr. Wynne's Baroness beat Mr Clarke's Drainer.
Mr. Eden's Rowena heat Mr. Pollok's Loudoun.

SATURDAY. pd
The second day's coursing took place on SaturdaYtiept,
was very numerously attended. The sport was except-jot
Mr. M•George, of Staindrop, acted as judge. The,;
pair of dogs were in the slips at ten o'clock. We WIOO
the results :

ALTCAR STAKES.
First Run.
rd
Mr. Bake's d Birdlime, beat Mr. Hughes's bk d
Park.
k.
Mr. Wynne's be d Britcn beat Mr. J. Robinson') 11" Roe.
Mr. Swan's r d Sparks of Fire, beat Mr. Barton's :re's,
Mr. Barker's f d Hector beat M r. Ball us f d Young
,q,:ee'
a
Mr. Mare Bk d Mounseer, beat Mr. Fletcher's f h
man, (late P P).
ri e Dr. Brown's w and bd b Cantrip, beat Mr. MGu
r b Garland,
iv a
Mr. Deakin's bk and wd Wing, beat Mr. Craven
Canto.
bk 3
Mr. Etwall ns bk b Brocade, beat Mr. Scott ns
Dangerous.
Birdlime
Brocadeß thn b 8
eae
eta
ot
Mr.
Mr. Deakin's Bake's
Al4i'aire B
Mr.
- Barker's Heetoi beat Mr. Swan's Sparks-of-firs
Dr. Brown's Cantrip beat Mr. Mounseer
Mr. Wynne's Briton beat Mr. Barker's Hector 14fr,
Dr. Brown's Cantrip beat Mr. Etwall's Brocade an"
Wynne's Briton, and was declared the winner
WATERLOO CUP.
First Run.
NN rr %EV: nue,' s.
Mr. Harper ns Hostess beat Mr. Gale ns Ajax
,n
Mr. Slater's Speculation (Kilmore) beat Mr. Gall Dd
Knockmawling
Mr. Clark's Dressmaker beat Mr. Standish's Strollveer
Mr. Jebb's Titania beat Mr. Eden's Exquisite
Second Run.
Mr. Slater's Speculation beat Mr. Harper's Hoge°
Mr. Clark's Dressmaker beat Mr. Jebb's Titania oe.
Mr. Slater's Speculation beat Mr. Clark's Dressw
and was declared the winner.
WATERLOO PURSE.

First Run.
Lord Eg,lintoun's Buale heat Mr. A. Graham's Scr
Mr. Bagg's Tramp beat Mr. Bake's Kate to
Mr. Jebb's Criftins beat Mr. Etwall's e
Mr. .Eden's. Rowena beat Mr. Wynne's Baroness.
Second Run.
Mr. Bagge's Tramp beat Lord Eglintomi's Bugledoloo
Mr. Eden's Rowena beat Mr. Jebb's Criftins, an
Mr. Bagge's Tramp, and was declared the winner.

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