The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

On Saturday the North Western railway was opened
through from Skipton to Lancaster.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The Morn-
ing Herald states that this company will pay four per
cent. dividend, and carry over £10,853, being twice the
amount left over in June last year.
Mrs. Hutchinson, who had sued the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway Company, for compensation for the
death of her husband, one of their servants, who had
been killed through the negligence of a fellow-servant,
has lost her suit. Baron Alderson decided, on Wednes-
day, in the Court of Exchequer, that no servant could
recover damages from a master for injuries sustained by
him through the negligent conduct of a fellow-servant.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE, AND LIVERPOOL,
CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAYS.—On Tuesday
the committee passed some important resolutions in con-
nexion with these companies' bills, stating that with refe-
rence to the arrangements of the Southport Railway with
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the committee are disposed
to substitute a four-mile clause, instead of a six-mile
clause over the joint line into Liverpool; that with
respect to the bill of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Com-
pany, for alterations in, and further power for levying
tolls, the committee are of opinion that 20 per cent. should
be added to the tariff in the case of passengers, and that
the company be empowed to levy fractional charges as
proposed by the bill, except as regards Parliamentary pas-
sengers; but the Committee will not sanction the addi-
tional charge for terminal expenses. The Committee are
also of opinion that 20 per cent. be added to the tariff for
cattle and goods, but not coal; to allow 2id. rer ton for
corn, or to give the 20 per cent. additional upon the pre-
sent tariff, but not for both; that as soon as a dividend of
8 per cent. per annum be declared, the advance now given
shall be open to. Parliamentary revision. On Friday the
Yorkshire Company passed their bill through committee,
defeating every opposing clause.
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.—In the Roll's Court
on Wednesday, Lord Langdale granted the injunction
prayed for by Mr. Graham, and some other dissentient
shareholders, against making the railway from Chester to
Lower Walton only, and against borrowing money except
for the purpose of paying off existing loans, and against
making or enforcing a forfeiture on other calls for any
purpose except for discharging debts or liabilities of the
company incurred before the filing of the bill; and without
prejudice to any question for paying any sum due to the
contractor, Mr. Brassey, in respect of works actually per-
formed before the filing of the bill. The company has
since appealed to the Lord Chancellor ; his lordship heard
the appeal at his private residence, on Thursday last, and
reversed the above decision, thereby allowing the com-
pany to proceed with their works. His Lordship said,
" It was urged that the part proposed to be completed
was part of the whole line originally authorized. The
same argument was urged in the case of Cohen v. Wil-
kinson, but it did not prevail. It was said that the com-
pany had, when there was a possibility of making the
entire line, entered into a contract with Mr. Brassey, as
contractor for the portion of the line proposed to be com-
pleted, and that they were under obligations to him in
consequence, but that was no reason why they should de-
part from the obligation imposed on them by Parliament.
It was also said, that if the court interfered, it would in-
flict great loss on the company. He very ranch regretted
that. He had on a former occasion expressed his,apinion,
that a case 'night possibly arifie in which, having regard