The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway shares have ad-
vanced in price within the last few days from £99 to £lO7
and £lOB, and are in considerable demand at improving
rates.

The receipts of the French railways have wofully de-
clined since the injuries done to them in February. On
the Paris and Rouen and Havre lines, three-fourths of
the traffic have been annihilated.

No certain decision as to the character of the votes ten-
dered by dissentient shareholders of the Liverpool, Man-
chester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway has
been arrived at. All proceedings have consequently beer
adjourned till the meeting on the 4th of May.
THE DEE ERIDGH AT CHESTER.—Captain Simmons,
the government officer, inspected the Dee Bridge structure,
on Tuesday, and will make his report to the Board of
Trade. The bridge was repeatedly tested by heavy lug-
gage trains, purposely loaded, and moved by two heavy
locomotives. The speed at times was as high as 40 miles
an hour. The utmost deflection obtained was 3-16ths of
an inch in the span of 30 feet, and the vibration is said to
have been scarcely perceptible.
From official returns it appears that the amount of
traffic for the last week, on 3,658 miles of railway, was
£158,4 75, thus accounted for :—£72,603 for the convey-
ance of passengers only, :€45,569 for the carriage of goods,
and a remainder of £40,303 for passengers and goods to-
gether, not respectively apportioned ; being an increase
of £13,989 over the corresponding week of last year, when
the mileage was 2,711. The average earnings per mile
last week were £43, whilst in 1847 they were £53.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—LIGHTNING.—We un-
derstand that the lightning of Sunday week had eery con-
siderable effect upon the wires of the electric telegraph,
particularly on the line eastward from Manchester to Nor-
mouton. Not only were the needles deflected, and their
power of answering to the handles considerably weakened,
but those at the Normanton Station were found to have
had their poles reversed by some action of the electric fluid
in the atmosphere. The mischief has since been repaired,
and the needles are again in good working order. It Is
found, however, that those wires which pass through hilly
districts, and are consequently conveyed through railway
tunnels, are more deranged by electric or other causes, and
the needles more deflected, than those of the more level
tracts of country.
The confiscation of railway property in France has at
length commenced—commenced, too, in the very case
which, reasoning on ordinary principles, we should have
expected to be least obnoxious to such a proceeding. The
Orleans and Central Railway had already given their offi-
cials for some years the advantages of communism to its
fullest extent : every employe was a shareholder, and par-
ticipated in the profits to a respectable extent. These
very men, knowing the desire of the government to get
hold of the line, at once resolve to furnish a pretext for it.
They, the executive officers, simply refuse, onefine morn,
ing, to work the line for the company. Of course the line
must be worked somehow; so the government step in
to see the line worked, take possession of the till, and
henceforth, the five-franc pieces paid for fares will roll
away into the treasury, and, with a chink most agreeable
to ears of provisional governors, drop idto the chest of
the commonwealth.

BIWA AINS. --Thelate success of the narrow-
gunge expresses conveying the Premier's financial state-
ment has not passed unheeded by the broad-guage party.
The Morning Herald boldly declares that last Saturday's
ordinary morning express train, from the Paddington ter-
minus, made for 53 miles the most rapid trip that has yet
been performed by the locomotive. During the experi-
ments that were made with the brcad-guage eight-wheel
engines some months since, the shortesttime in which the
53 miles from Paddington to Dideot were run over was 53
tn. 4s. On the 18th the " Lightning," eight-wheel
engine, with 8-ft. drivi rig-wheels, and driven by W. Cowell,
a careful and experienced man, left Paddington at 54 m.
6 s. past 10 o'clock, and came to a dead stop at the Didcot
station at 45 in. 44 s. after 11 o'clock ; performing the 53
miles, therefore, in 51 In. 38 s.—that is from a state of rest
h 9 a state of rest. The writer rode the whole of the dis-
tance on the engine, which wes perfectly steady at the
highest velocity--viz., between 75 and 76 miles per boor.
Of the 53 miles. 50 were performed at the average velocity
of between 67 and 68 milts per hour. The weight was 50

April 11, 1.848.

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11018Y1
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.-011 Q 1
w tbi
00,
adjourned half-yearly meeting took place. Mr. A esti
Bancroft, of Manchester, took the chair, and it apP ted
that an arrangement had been made with the Bir!Toog,
Dock Company to pay off the amount borrowed,
oZots
by monthly instalments of £3,000, the first el eftel
W.
be made on the first of May. The Rev. "if , 'rkinf
a few remarks on an alleged extravagance in the $,..0.
of the railway, moved that the number of directors,
duced duced from twelve to nine, and the amount of ren.logat
tion from £1,200 to £9OO. He moved the aPP°II,
of Messrs. Bancroft, Gibb, Howard, Bryans, Shan' tie,
gen
lamy,Rayner,WilliamsandTaylor. the last 'lam- o
man being a director of the Shrewsbury and Che..„steljoy
way. When the resolution was about to be put, 10.„%igi
Laird said, that as his name had been left out, he yid
the fullest investigation into every circumstance.intiot
he had taken any part, and he would not resign .°,16013:
had been done. Mr. W. Laird expressed sinn"11.000
ments. One or two shareholders said that' -it t?
imputing personal dishonour, it would be, better sot
Messrs. Laird retired.—Mr. Townsend, solicitor,W
that neither he nor Mr. Mallaby knew anythinfbepi
loan to the Dock Company.—Mr. John Laird 01°4 tbef
no wish to remain in if the shareholders thouguisalls
would be better pleased with another director; :lab;
could not consent to go out allowing any sharell°tivoro
charge him with having dealt unfairly or dishonr ttitsPt'
he entered the directory. If there was no "
he would cheerfully make way for another, but be obifi
not retire if it was supposed that he was going Wolicits
any committee of inquiry. Mr. Mallaby was the sbe
for the railway, and he was not consulted because_,
absent from the country. It so happened, howen'ost
Mr. Mallaby had sanctioned two or three simnarof P
C[Ahlers.bLirae Junctionirdthe Railwaynreadextra,ctssbefwroinmg ththearnt ixnuote ,renilanltAri
been lent by the Railway Company to the Bit"-ISDP
Dock Company in 1845, and that in Februar qd
' year £2,000 had been lent to Mr. W. Jackson, ava
each to Mr. C. Bentham, Mr. J. Laird. Mr. J. .''4ol
son, Mr. W. Laird, and Mr. W. Laird, and then sy;esie
to declare, that since he had been a director he 10%01 ,P
sold a yard of land to the company, and he Pr°t„e4(llo"
the board against the land jobbing which he adrn,.'„:a beo,
been practised by others, which in one instance.roarieP,
effectually exposed.—The resolution was put and to"
six hands being held up against it.—A motion sa"figisi
b Chesterir Hostage,and
Bi
rkn
Birkenhead
a d should
the
stock
receiveof
the 0901
the .4
amount of dividend as at present, till tho,workol.„
Cheshire Junction are in working order, was car-r!r7'6l '

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

At Exeter Assizes, an action was brought 119
named Richards, a hatter, against a young WY :fie
Chapple, who was possessed of property, for breach wilif
mise of marriage. It appears the lady, discoveries'
swain also kept company and carried on a correspetA
with a pretty milliner, but possessed of no Pr°lo
broke off her engagement, and married instead the
a Methodist minister. The jury properly returned'
diet for the defendant.
At Kingston, Mr. John Turner, an old gent
86, prosecuted Mr. W. S. Merywether, who ier;e se;
to his niece, for publishing a pamphlet, in which
cused the plaintiff of inducing his brother, Win.
(father of defendant's wife,) to make a certain noir
, codicil when he was of unsound mind, and also of e..ls
ing cheques from him to a large amount whilst 11:01101
that state. The jury found for the plaintiff,
£lOOO.
tssir
An extraordinary case was tried at the Guildford .7. gette
on Saturday, before Lord Denman. An action e'd
ment was brought by the plaintiff, James Clark, "
possession of two leasehold houses in Norwood, pot
the defendant named Aymott. The plaintiff, it 5 fir,,
married a young female of respectability, nate ffor.,
Parker, in the year 1794, and in 1808, having WO V'
with each other, they agreed to a separation. Ibeoo`''
then in possession of some leasehold land at rd°eret
and a short time afterwards built two houses tbojet
The father of the defendant lodged in her house, elikt t
a carpenter, repaired the houses in question. elks
death of the plaintiff's wife, the defendant .rot P°5109,1
of the leases, and refused to give them up to the P'tith"
who, being the husband of deceased, was justly es'otc.
to them. In support of the plaintiff's case, thertiterl
register of James Clark, the plaintiff, to Jane 133ddete"
1794, was put in and proved. Evidence was also frit
shewing that the above female, after her sepncetilh
the plaintiff in 1808, went to live at Norwood
mother, with whom defendant's father lodged fe,cosit
time. On the part of the defence it was denied
ceased was the same female who married the P181.;0 74,
1794. Several witnesses stated that they had ketott,
previous to her death, and they believed that,A 410!74
lived till now, she would not be more than fi"YtiePL
years of age, In addition, several medical ge°,o,
who had attended deceased during late years were.-fety#
f h
ned, and gave their opinion that the change 0,00 p
tomary to the constitution of women had not tan it e
with the Jane Clark who died at Norwood, and o'B Myr'
f atl beet,
seldom or ever postponed beyond the age o
Their evidence went to show that she could not int.
the person, as she would not have been more the etsev
old at the time of the marriage in 1794. After 0117 ton'
rate summing up by the Lord Chief Justice, the id oth
suited a few minutes and then returned a verdict
plaintiff.

POLITICAL. lIIISCELfiIiNY; sats)/jef
Bonmrw.—The committee have decided that
Wyld and H. C. Lacy, Esqrs., were duly elected. a DS;
Sir J. Walmsley, W. Ewart, C. HindleY, anted 15
Bowring were amongst the minority of 23, wit° v9,fr"
an address to the Crown in favour of Frost, % 111 i
Jones.
1,0u5c14
LIBERALS NOT LIBERAL !—A row of ten ---yto °t
King-street west, sold to the Manchester Leageeth CV;
three years ago, for creating faggot votes for The pstLi
shire, are every one untenanted. The plea on utuegnj Or,
the tenants is that the rents are oppressively higni3eol,hriwr
these " liberal" landlords disregard all notions(); SW
and will not keep the houses in tenantable rePa-. 103
port Advertiser.
payment
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delivered,
in
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SAMUEL BOWLY A CHARTIST !—A meeting 1,15 -
for no particular comment. The only remarkable ti";
11
a member of the Society of Friends, and a man e 7 be
vote,
points of the charter. He was for universal 90.1,700)".
The preparations for war now making
France are much more extensive than are ge.,ll:,,,ustre.pi
posed. While M. de Lamartine talks the 7700'.
peace, and would wish the world to believe republic'
can be more pacific than the intentions of theivf, ,T4i
and while the National, which is considered,' uretafr-,.
martine's organ, works itself into a state of tue.rs tele.'te
indignation at Belgium for adding a regiment t°, irs
and at England for voting 1300 additional sail° reprf
navy, the whole of France is alive with warlike P
tions. 'lt Foe
r kils%
HOW TO ESTIMATE A CHARTIST MEETING.--"C„.0.
gus O'Connor has adopted a new mode of es"fol,,;)
numbers at Chartist meetings. As it may be user,
give the plan as he publishes it in his own Palls Ow,
will tell you how to arrive at something like a g,'l,.ebe
numbers attending a Chartist meeting; take all
bets stated by all the papers to have been pees`oo9,7o
them together, multiply them by four, and then Yi ist 1:11
a guess." By this plan Mr. O'Connor arrive'
conclusion that there were a quarter of a tniilltbeal
at the Oldham Edge meeting. Others cornett" tl
12,000 !
0_01,4°0
FREE TRADE.--The silence of the once noisY ,
for free trade, not only in parliament but out of; og
t:litrarlygb,suerofdr-
least remarkable, if not significant of sornewtint,
views as to the results of that fallacious sYs'',0:":„10
fruits of free trade may be summed up as folle"tbever
creased taxation, in its most objectionable forea,"6osloe
of many of our most respectable and wealthiest nst Tr,
cial firms—the destruction of our oldest and 07011coilt
able colonies—a serious deficiency in the rf ifl
oo
rapidly increasing expenditure—a total stagnett to 10'
exports—and thousands of our artizans redo ep 0110
most poignant distress, and through distress drolo y
and outrage. Such are the fruits of free trade, _t is? tof
have we to compensate for such accumulated e;,; ies•
income tax, and perhaps something more in t'
national taxation !
"pclaim
THE IRISH DEPUTATION TO FRANCE.--Ifor etC
the day fixed by the Provisional Government ,nt r"or
ception of the members of the Irish
Smith O'Brien and the other members of the to r:417
federation went to the Hotel at half-past thriee,perely,"
their address. They were received by M. 'le kions'i
alone, none of the other members of the Pen,‘..,`'-gs
vernment being present. Besides the ade"-tbeh'iiN
Irish Confederation, addresses were presented of
by Mr. R. O'Gorman, jun., from the citizens,,,,ter;coq
by Mr. Meagher, from the repealers of 3laneei;isb,toF,
by Mr. M`Dermott, from the members of the 'irtirtli
federation resident in Liverpool. M. de 14111-unee-1,
the deputation that they would find in France,b thefiltlo
republic, a response to all the sentiments whictise °lbf
expressed towards it. He afterwards made i" re,' al;
following emphatic expressions from 15'n'_,..c."0
gathered the spirit and tenor of his address ' crooo •tsi''
at peace, and we are desirous of remaining 013_5 B_4ll
of equality, not with this or that part of Gtur Pe 004
but with Great Britain entire. We believe thirAtoin irtY
be useful and honourable, not only to Great 'VI of,
the French republic, but to the human racie* orewl
not commit an act—we will not utter a wore ripciP cts,,
breathe an insinuation at variance with the
the reciprocal inviolability of nations which we joe-tito
claimed, and of which the continent of Eurelrot tr,i4ol
gathering the fruits. The former monarchy `,ltions,:fel
and diplomatists. Our diplomatists are ene 07,, 0.
treaties are sympathies ! We should be insees-010,1,0
openly to exchange such a diplomacy for unt° vette/.
partial alliances with even the most legitirnatte
countries which surround us. We are n° IlotY
beither toou
neijudgeng ourthemp
partisanship
itsoans hpreferip osfo
theme of n
etlrirevv ;00;0/
declare ourselves the enemies of the other. u°trY.
wish to be the enemies of any of your fellow cuance v_ll,icr
We wish on the contrary, by a faithful obserldies
republican pledges, to remove all the Peeillo 00,41.1;
may mutually exist between our neighhet. fro"
selves. * * * Do you know what 0 bet., A
ange civil
too
most served to irritate France and e 9 'a the
England during the first republic ? It wasb,,icliscet,
in a portion of our territory, supported, 5 jot wo,;
assisted by Mr. Pitt. * * This policY 'ilie torioser,
spite of all our efforts, entirely effaced feno.ion be_ 0
of the nation. Well ! this came of disseli;., toJeS
Great Britain and us we will naler rag"' r

similar coulee.

On Saturday'
Mr. Aldeti
ir, and it APPera
th the Birkenea;
)orrovved,4s-'w;te
ie first palreeng
V. W. 131rIeftf!cc
we in the wets!:
of directors lot::.;
)unt of rem, ILO
[ the apPeln,`"tei.
Tans, Shandy de
last named gu&g,
and CheerToito
) he put, Ine.:101
eft out, be eahick
umstance
)t resign ups n'
Ssed sivailirrO
aid that, wit tbl
I be better
d, soliciter,47i
v anything,a,,bl,l
Laird said woo
[erg thouglaos
director; act
,ny shareb?; socs
nee
dishoPY opt,
r ..tte
no sue" fo!
;her, but be obit
Vas going iof
y was the Te
tpijo
N.l because...." tbos
led, howenoo.
ree of
he minute
LA4OI
that .£40;7 [
CO the Birktiot
FebruarYieppl
ckson,
1. Mr. J. s' of
and then id
actor he he'ttgo
[d he protesethoi
h he admittj beo
instance. 1°,14
t n
spu a 14
motion
a of the o_ooo
receive thVe
tho,wotbe
, was car;"'

;ought
lung lady 1_1;;;#
for breach °'
discoverilleo
a corregpOlt4
of no Pr°.1:001
instead the- 0.
y return

old gentleolol
who is lit°e se'
in which I'4,
er, Wm. I?
certain 010,
id also of °,O
whilst he "..dd
tilw""

;uildford y
action ei
; Clark, t°l4 1)1
orwood, lie-offr
intiff, it
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ty, Dan' or
ving soneheolo
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houses tbabijol
house, ,t
astion.
t got P°s,,s`A
3 to the P."itile•
s justly e_s,oi
se, the igVeiit
Jane filAtice&
vas also 0.- ftotti
sepal',
qtioo. bef
Arwood wit
0001
odged f°t.tail
denied th:Fg
the plao.,;ber
had kn();-1
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than fillool#
ge° 001'
ars were gene
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not take%
and thstl'
of 6ftl;f bosreetl
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