The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

RAILWAY 11\"Ti:. LLIGE CE.

On Wednesday a train on the Newcastle and Carlisle
Railway ran.throngh a drove of cattle that- had strayed ;
upon the line, and killed three of them. The engine was
thrown off, but no personal damage was sustained.
PROJECTED B AMWAY S.—A correspondent of the
Morning 11 red gives a list of no les* than 99 railways
at present projected, for the formation of which, accord-
ing to the printed prospectuses, no less than seventy nail-
lions sterling will be required.
Exe oRSION-TRAINS.—TIie Board or Trade have issued
a circular to railway companies, condemning the practice
of excursion-trains with several engines as dangerous;
and recommending that the trains should be divided into
sections, to each of which no more than two engines
should be attached.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday last, while the
Birrninzic,ro and Liverpool train was proceeding :ions; the
line to the litter place, itcame incontac with thesixo'c'ock
pasonger train from Manches•er, when, owing to the
dense fog, a severe shock was the result. Several pas-
sengers were bruised, and one woman seriously hurt.
The truck belonging to the train was broken. _ I
STEAM rerno TIME.—A gentleman left London last
Friday morning week by the ten o'clock train for Fleet-
wood, where be joined the Royal. Consort steam-ship.
Leaving that place at half-past eight o'cock in the even-
ing, he arrived next morning at ArdrcYsan at half-past
eight o'clock (twelve hours), where be left per special
train, and was in Glasgow by ten o'clock a.m., thus
accomplishing the distance of 400 miles in 24 hours.
PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE RAILWAY. —The half-
yeatly general meeting of proprietors was held on Monday
last. The report stated that the receipts during the last
half year had considerably increased, and the directors
had thereby been enabled to pay atrears- of interest and
debts owing by the company to different patties to a con-
siderable amount. Favourab:e accounts were given of the
quarry belonging to the company at Longridge ; and,
taking the present demand of stone at this season as a
criterion, they expected, in the course of the next year,
to be enabled to discharge the whole, or the greater part,
of the floating debts and temporary loans, &c., owing by
the company.

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PRESTON AND WYRE RA ILW AY .—A half-yearly meet-
ing of this company waa held at Fleetwood on Friday last.
The Directors- reported a considerable in-nrovsment in
the traffic returns, wi:hout any material increase in the
working expenses. Since 31st August to the 19th instant
the returns of railway have averaged £527 per week against
£4lB for the prevnns half-year. Will in the last month the
important object of a str tuo communication between GIPS-
gow, yid Artlrossan, and Fleetwood. has been opened, by
the running of the new ships, fire times a we,k ; and it is
expected that, a fair proportion of the Scotch trade will
pass over the line. The Blackpool hallway is to be pro-
ceeded with so as to be ready by May next. The Direc-
tors expressed a hope flat eiteurnstinces might be such
as to lead to-an early commencement ofthe new docks.
PROPOSED RAILWAYS TO H ARROGATE, &c.--The pro-
moters of the railway from llarrowgateand Knarrsbrough
to Bolton Percy do not intend to renew their application
to Parliament in the next session, the scheme b,ing aban-
doned. This will enable the influence of this district to
be thrOwn entirely in favour'of the intended Leeds and
Thirsk line. The York and North Midlal:d Railway
Company are surveying a line of railway from Milford or
Sherburn, on that line, to near Harrowgate, by way of
Thorp Arch, Wetherhy, and Spofforth, in order to afford
a more ready communication to the south and south-e,st
than will be given be the Leeds and Thirsk proposed rail-
way. The Grcat North of England Railway Company
have given powers to the directors to make application to
Parliament, in the next session; for a branch from their
line by Pill-Moor, Borohridge, Staveley, and Knares-
brough, to near Harrogate, with a branch from near
Borobridge to hippo, and for a branch from Carlton_
station to Richmrnd. Tre former branch may have traffic
in coal, but little can be obtained in passengers or mer-
chandise.