The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGE CE.

A company has been formed in Jamaica, with a capital
of £15,000, in 300 shares of £5O each, for the purpose of
carrying a railway from Kingston to Spanish Town.
NEW LINE OF RAILWAY.— Mr. Stephenson is now
busily engaged surveying tl.e line of an intended railway
between Whitehaven and Milothorpe, to joiu the Lan-
caster and Carlisle railway yid Ulveratone.
Another arrival of some importance is that of the
Russian frigate Aurora, at Gravesend. She has dis-
charged £600,000 in gold, a large portion of which is for
the purchase of iron rails for railroads in Russia.
According to a statement made by Mr. Bright, in the
House of Commons, the other evening, the London and
Birmingham Company alone employ from 1500 to 2000
persons, at salaries from £7O to £lOOO each, and pay
about £200,000 a year to their servants and tradesmen.
NORTH UNION RAILWAY.—At the half-yearly meet-
ing of the North Union Railway Company, to be hekf on
Thursday next, a dividend of £2 12s. 6d. per cent., for
the half year, will be proposed on the North Union
por-
tion of the stock ; and £1 6s. 3d. per cent., on the Bolton portion.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—We have
reason to believe that, at the interview on Saturday be-
tween her Majesty's government and a deputation from
this company, final arrangements were made for the for-
mation of the Holyhead Hai hour, and that this day the
deputation will again attend the Lords of the Treasury,
under every expectation of a liberal annual allowance
from the government.—Railway Times of Saturday.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Monday last, as the Derby
and Birmingham railway train, which leaves Derby at
two o'clock, and arrives in Birmingham at four o'clock,
was proceeding within about two miles of Birmingham,
the truck next to the engine took fire, and all the goods
with which it was loaded, consisting of lace and gloves.
were totally destroyed. The second truck took fire, and
was, with difficulty, saved. The third truck, containing
the passengers' luggage, was on fire; but it was extin-
guished without injuring the luggage. No injury was
suffered by any of the passengers.
THE RAILWAY BILL.—Mr. Entwisle, the member for
this division of the county, has, we understand, by his
ability and indefatigable exertions, mainly contributed in
bringing to a satisfactory conclusion the negociations
between the government and the railway interest, and the
result is a railway bill in which the public interest and the
rights of private property are alike respected. We have
no doubt Mr. Entwisle's valuable service on this occa-
sion will be generally appreciated by all parties in Lancs.
shire, where so vast an amount of railway property is held.
We are also informed, that Mr. Entwisle has, by his per-
severance, induced government to consent to the remis-
sion of the tax on penny fare passengers, which wilt be a
great boon to the humbler classes, as it will enable the
railway companies to afford them more comfortable accom-
modation.
Low FARES ON RAILWAYS.—In his examination be-
fore the select committee, Mr. George Hudson spoke very
strongly on the vexed question of high and low fares,.
Being asked by Mr. Gladstone if he denied the proposi-
tion that to reduce the fares of the whole kingdom 50 per
cent. would double the traffic, Mr. Hudson said he de-
nied it " most distinctly ;" adding. " It is preposterous.
I do not think it (the reduction) would increase the traffic
20 per cent." When Lord Granville Somerset inquired,
" Suppose you reduced the first-class fares 50 per cent..
what difference would that be on the amount of traffic."
Mr. Hudson replied, " I think very little indeed. There
may be pleasure lines I can conceive, but these are small
lines, where the traffic might be very much increased;
but with lines of business, Lice the York and North Mid-
land, I do not believe you mould increase the traffic 10,
per cent. by such a reduction."—Railway Record.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—A special general meet-
ing of this company was held, on Thursday, for the
purpose of adopting means to raise money for the con-
struction of the branch railway to Canterbury, Ramsgate,
and Margate and the works at Folkestone harbour.
Mr. Richards took the chair, and said that he was happy
to state, that, within the last few days, they had made
arrangements with the Belgian government to facilitate
the communication, acid the French government had
lately passed a law, by which the railway to Calais would
speedily be formed, as well as that from Amiens to
Boulogne. He also announced the intention of the
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The total capital that had been raised by the company
had been £3,742,606, a balance remaining in the hands-
of the company of £63,000. It was the full intention of
the company to take up the question of extending the•
line into the northern districts of Kent. They would
not submit to have that traffic taken from them, which
they considered legitimately belonged to them. With
regard to the Hastings line, he had to state that it was
their intention again to apply to parliament in the next
sessions. Resolutions were carried unanimously, em-
powering the directors to raise £200,000. The chairman
said this money they expected to raise at 4 per cent.
PICKFORD V. THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.
This case was again before the Court of Chancery on
Wednesday last. The Lord Chancellor said, that it ap-
peared to him, after reading the judgment of the Court of
Exchequer, that the judges had decided that the railway ,
company were entitled to some small additional charge
for the extra risk of conveying a number of parcels in one
hamper, as they would be liable to have an action of tro-
ver brought against them for each parcel. Now, it would
be extremely difficult for him (the Lord Chancellor) to
strike a balance, and say what would be a reasonable al-
lowance for such extra risk, the more so, as he was not
clothed, as the Court of Exchequer had been, with the
power of a jury. It would, however, be very desirable
for all parties that the sum should be a fixed and certain
one. Mr. Stuart hoped his lordship would decide the
case upon its merits, and not dispose of it in the way the
Vice-Chancellor had. The law upon the subject had
been defined by the Court of Exchequer. If, however,
his lordship should have any doubts respecting the points
of the small parcels, or the allowance to Messrs. Chaplin
and Horne, he trusted that he would allow them to be de-
cided by a jury. The Lord Chancellor said that he should
certainly not dispose of the case upon the ground of delay.
Before, however, deciding the case, he should like to have
a etate of facts handed to him, agreed upon and signed by
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LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. •••-• On
Wednesday, a special meeting of this company was held
in the Cotton Sales-room, in this town, to declare a
dividend out of the profits, and to create new shares of
such value and amount as might be determined upon, &c.
The chair was taken by Charles Lawrence, Esq. Mr.
Booth read the report, from which it appeared that on
the Leeds Junction Line (opened on the 4th of May) the
traffic between Liverpool and the Yorkshire districts
would be considerably increased. There was little in-
crease in the passenger department, and the fares were
lower than on the principal railways. The directors were
preparing for the conveyance of third-class passengers,
and had arranged with the Bolton and Leigh Company,
whose line (ten miles in length, including the extension
from Leigh to Kenyon Junction) connects the Liverpool
and Manchester line with Bolton. The share capital in
this was £82,000, in 120 £lOO shares, with a bond debt
of £76,000, including the Kenyon Extension. The Bol-
ton and Leigh Company had proposed to the Liverpool
and Manchester Company to unite their interests, on the
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before parliament, but were disappointed. The total ex-
penditure on their own line, and works, in excess of
share capital, including the operations on the Leeds
Junction, &c., was £454,055, which had been provided
by loans, and it was expedient to makt provision for this
debt. The directors, therefore, proposed the creation of
£4O shares—the new shares to be appropriated to the
present proprietors, in the proportion of one new £4O
share respectively to every £lOO share, to every two £5O
shares, and to every four £25 shares. From the accounts
it appeared that the nett proceeds for the half-year were
£60,320 3s. 9d., to which must be added the surplus re-
maining after the dividend in February last, £2,938 14s.
4d. ; making a disposable sum of £63,258 18s. Id. The
directors recommended a dividend of £5 per share on
12,090 shares, being £60,450; and which will leave a
balance of £2,808 18s. Id. to be carried to the credit of
the next half-year's account.—The Chairman said it was
satisfactory to find that their receipts were rising. The
parochial rates of the past half-year were £4,545, being
an increase of £l,OOO over the corresponding period last
year. Those rates would therefore be little short of
£lO,OOO upon the year. The government railway bill
had been so much modified, that it was not probable
anything would be gained by opposing it. It would soon
affect their line, and oblige them to carry passengers at a
penny a mile. It was right to say, however, that the di-
rectors had previously made arrangements to carry third-
class passengers, though not at so low a rate as that
stated.—Mr. Clay then read a resolution in conformity
with the recommendation in the report relative to the
arrangements with the Bolton and Leigh Companies, for
the consideration of the interests of the two companies.
This was moved by the chairman, seconded by Mr. N.
Robinson, and carried unanimously.—Mr. Clay next read
a resolution, to the effect that 12,090 shares, of £4O each,
be created, to be appropriated to the present proprietors,
in the proportion of one new £4O share to every £lOO
share, to every two £5O shares, and to every four £25
shares. After some explanations from the Chairman,
Mr. Arnaud moved, and Mr. Crossfield seconded the
resolution, and it was unanimously carried.--The meet-
ing then dispersed.

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DEPRAVITY OF A YOUNG MAN On Tuesday last,
a young man, named Arkwright, was brought up at the
Borough-court, Manchester, on a charge of attempted
suicide. It appeared the prisoner had been psying his
addresses to a girl, (then in court with ber mother,) and
having gTned her affections, arrangements were made for
the marriage, when it was discovered that he was a mar-
ried man. He still, however, paid court to her, and on
Monday, meeting her, asked her to go with him to a pub-
lic house, which she refused—upon which he took from
her her basket containing some money. This, however,
was recovered, and he then said be would drown himself.
He rushed down Dawson-street, the girl, in alarm, fol-
lowing, and when near the bridge threw himself into the
canal. A youth, named Henson, saw the act and rescued
him ; he then assailed a person named Acton, against
whom he had a grudge connected with love affairs, and
attempted to throw him over the bridge into the canal.
A police-officer then took him into custody. The girl .
seemed so distressed that no questions were put to her. ~s.---- ~.
Her mother, however, made some statements against bi i _ _ , i
and hoped he would be punished in an exemplary TedITI.I.- ,
Mr. Townend said he could not inflict any punislgiesp 4,
on him, and hoped his rescue would be a lesson tooliio,l ,t; , ,
The prisoner promised not again to attempt self-desrptllC_ ~ 7, )
tion, and was discharged. -, l -