The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

expended in the purchase of new stock, leavin7 a balance
of £2,111 17s. Bd. The directors congratulate the pro-
prietors on the proposed railway from Harrogate and the
Leeds and Bradfo:d line.
PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY FROM LEEDS TO BRAD-
FORD.—Last week a meeting was held at Leeds, for the
promotion of a more direct and shorter line of railway
than that which has been projected in connection with the
North Midland Railway Company. It was resolved that
a company should be formed for the establishment of a
new line, which, for distinction sake, we may call the
southern line; the capital to consist of 12,000 shares of
£23 each. We understand that the southern line will
commence at or near the end of Aire-street, Wellington.
street, in Leeds, cross the river Aire near the Upper Weir,
and the Leeds and Liverpool canal between Holmefield-
lane end and Holbeck Town end ; and skirting the hill
side towards Low Wortley, will pass close to Butterbowl
Mill, Fernley. on the north side of Beulah farm house,
and from thence along the Pudsey and Tong Valley, by
Holme Green, to the south of, and near to the Court-
house in Bradford. On Friday morning 5,000 shares had
been subscribed for at Leeds, independent of those taken
up at Bradford and elsewhere.
NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY
COMPANY.—The fourth half-yearly meeting of this com-
pany was held at York, on Thursday last. The report
stated the works of the line had been carried on with the
utmost rigour during the past half-year, and that the di-
rectors have entered into contracts for the erection of eight
stations at different points of the line, including one for
the city of Durham. The latter station is to be completed
on the Ist of March, and those on the south of Durham
on the Ist of May next. The directors had concluded an
agreement with the Great North of England Railway
Company, to work the whole of the traffic between Dar-
lington and Newcastle; and all the guaranteeing compa-
nies have unanimously concurred in relieving this company
from their engagement to grant a lease of the line : there
was a good prospect of a railway being made from Berwick.
upon-Tweed to Edinburgh by the North British Railway
Company. The directors strongly recommended the share-
holders to give them authority to take prompt measures
for the effecting of a railway communication from New-
castle to Edinburgh. The cash account represented a
balance in the hands of the treasurer of £42,497 17s.
BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—The meeting of this company
was held on Wednesday : a dividend of £1 per share was
declared ; and it was resolved to conclude contracts for
leasing the Hastings and Lewes branch at a rate of 4 per
cent, upon the cost of construction, not exceeding
£475,000, and the Shoreham and Chichester branch at a
rate of 4 per cent. upon cost of construction, not exceed-
ing £300,000. A resolution was passed giving the direc-
tors power to enter into negociations with the South-
Eastern Company for a final settlement of the large out-
standing claim of £360,000 on fair and reasonable terms.
'Unless such power was delegated, it was stated that no
hope of arrangement could be expected for the present
generation of shareholders. WNatever sum is found due
to the Brighton Company will, it appears, be applied to
the payment of the mortgage bonds, in condition with'the
terms of the act of Parliament. The traffic increased
during the halt year £9,885, while the expenses have been
reduced £7,500, making a gross increase in net revenue
of £17,300. The Brighton Company has at last joined
the South-Eastern and Croyden Companies in an amalga-
mation of wotking expenses, which arrangements come
into operation from the Ist of March. After paying this
dividend, which absorbs £35,156, a surplita of £2,510 is
left to the credit of the current half-year.
LONDON AND, BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.--2111 Friday
the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors took
place at the London terminus, Euston-grove: Mr. G. C.
Glyn. the chairman of the company, presided', and con-
gratulated the shareholders ow the prospect thwavtes opened
for their connecting the Londors and Birmingham' line with
Lancaster and Carlisle,. and in another direction with
Holyhead, where a' spacious harbour was about to be
formed by government. The revenue account fon-the last
half-year, as compared' with the corresponding half-year
of 11142, showed an increase in the traffic of £11,393r and
a decrease of £6,221 is the working charges. The direc-
tors had to report that the net profits of the year 1843
being £502,484 Os. 5d., and the dividend declared at' the
last half-yearly meeting £242-,,732.141ft, there remained a
disposable balance of £259,751.6i. sth, from which they
recommended that a dividend of 5 •per cent. be deducted,
leaving £117;006 18s. sd. tolbe credit of the current half-
year. The directors had to, apply to• the proprietors for
powers toearry out the line from Cheater to Holyhead,-
where the government was about to erect a new harbour,.
and thus make it the great medium of intercourse with
Ireland: Eveay endeavour had been made to accommo-
date•the public;.and, in order to do soi they had given to
all passengers going and returningby• the railway on the
same day the benefit of a reduction of one-third in their
fares, and they allowed them to compound for two months'
farce at half-price. They had also modified their rates to
first-class- passengers riding in the company's carriages,
but travelling- with their own carriages on the train, by
charging them second-class fares. Thereport was adopted,
a dividend of 5 percent. declareci;.and 17s. on each of the
£32 shares of- the company. A resolution *ass adopted
giving powers to thetlirectors to provide capital formaking
the proposed railway between Chester and Holyhead, not .
exceeding in the whole £1,000,030 Sterling, and .to take
any other measures for the interest of the company.

FOURTH EDITION:

Standard-office, Three o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS larer,.

<From Messrs. R. Makin & Sows• Circular.)

Up to Friday's market, the imports- of Grain intc:tliis
place were al'aigether trivial ; but, with tolerably increased
arrivals since, we-have to report a moderately fair supply
of Wheat and Oats; Flour and Oatmeal, including several
parcels of Malt ;. those from abroad,.ditring the week,
consisting of a.cargo of White Odessa-Wheat, 297 qrs.
of Barley, and 848-qrs. Pease from the Baltic, with 7665
barrels-of States Flour.

Excited by the further rise in London yesterday, the
Wheat trade this, morning opened with. increasing firm-
ness on the part of holders, who generally asked higher
prices than could be obtained subsequently ; for although
the attendance of town and country buyers was rather
numerous, they appeared to be unprepared to follow up
the advance required, and reluctantly paying 3d. upan
English and Irish, and 2d. per 701 b. over the rates of this
day week for most descriptions of duty paid Foreign.
Wheats, the sales effected were to amoderate, but not,
extensive amount:

Home made and Irish Flour realized an advance of 2s.
per• sack, and free• States, as well as Canadian, must be
noted ls. per barrel dearer, accompanied by a fair de-
mand for each.

Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease,_ continued in steady,
but not in lively, request on the terms of last week.
Oats, though taken off sparingly, were the turn dearer;
and Oatmeal still meeting a good inquiry for investment,
about 3000 loads were sold for that purpose at andui-
provement of 9d. per load ; superior qualities of Irish
commanding 235.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 6th to the 12th,F44., 1844, inclusive.

IRE- COAST, 1 FO-
LAND. WIS.E. (CANADA REIGN.
TOTAL.
Wheat .. Qrs. j 3251 I 4.001 I 1500 8755
Barley Qrs.l 33 29Z 330
Malt Qrs. 704 1008 1712
Oats Qrs. 6196 2377 8573
Rye ...... Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 110 I 110
Pease .. - Qrs. 209 828 1037
ShelledßarleyQrs.
Indian Corn. Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. Loads 5551 238 5789
Flour. ....Sacks 5OBl 46 5127
Ditto Brls.. I 7665 7665,

Into Runcorn. Ireland
Malt, qrs. ; Oats. 1615 q

and Coastwise, Wheat, 250 qrs. ;
Li's.; Beans, ors.; Oatmeal, /495

loads; Flour, 652 sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 34 qrs. ; Pease,
qrs.; Indian Corn, 0 qrs.; Oatmeal, 0 loads; Flour, 258
brls.--Ireland. Wheat, 526 qrs. ; Beans, qrs ; Indian
Corn, 80 qrs.; Oatmeal, loads; Flour, sacks, 31 brls.;
—Coastwise. Wheat, 61 qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Malt, 52 qrs.;
Oats, 62 qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, 6 qrs. ; Indian Corn,
20 qrs. ; Flour, 78 sacks 115 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Feb. 3, 1844.
Wheat 525. 6d. i Barley33s. 2d. ! Oats 18s.11d. I Rye 335. led.
Beans.. 295. Bd. I Pease.. 30s. Sd.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat 51s 2d I Barley 33s od I Oats 18s Bd. ! Rye 323 2d
Beans.. 2ga. Bd. j Pease.. 300. Bd.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week.
Wheatlgs Od I Barley 5s Od I
Oats . fis Od Rye.. lOs 6d
W Beans 115 6d I Pease .. l6d I Ind. Corn Os Od Flour us
Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe.
Wheat.. Is. Od. I Barley.. Os. 6d. I Oats ..2s. Od. I Rye.. 2s Od
Beans 3s. Od I Pease Os. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. 04. I Flour .. Os 7id
Liverpool Averages, week ending Ferbuary 6, 1844.
Wheat, 1144 qrs., price Sls. Id. Oats, 28 qrs., price 18s 11d.

MARTYRS TO £30,000 A-YEAR.

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)

The lay traversers, or demagogues of the platform, are
Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell, Thomas Ray, and
Thomas Steele.
We know not what income either of the two first may
derive from the funds paid into the Repeal Exchequer.
But, independently of that, Mr. Daniel O'Connell ex-
tracts from the agitation of the country his annual Tri-
bute, amounting on an average to £20,000 a-year. We
cannot separate the interest of the son from that of the
father; we, therefore, include Mr. John O'Connell in
this lucrative speculation.
Mr. Ray is Secretary of the Repeal Association, and,
in that capacity, draws, in the shape of salary and other
emoluments, an annual income of (we understand)
£l,OOO.

Mr. i'homas Steele is an agent, bearing the indefinite
character of Head Pacificator. and, besides travelling ex-
penses on special occasions, draws an allowance of five
pounds a-week (at the least) out of the Repeal Rent,