The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY IIsITELLIGE CE,

The Aylesbury Railway Company have resolved to op-
pose the Tring and Worcester Railway.
The Ormskirk and Preston line will, it is said, be op-
posed by Lords Derby and Sefton, Mr. J. S. Leigh, Sir
T. Trafford, and other landowners.
The first permanent rail on the Lancaster division of
the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, was laid a few days
ago by J. B Worthington, 11.5 q., the resident Engineer of
that portion of the line.
It is stated upon authority that the Cheshire and Shrop-
shire Junction Railway is withdrawn, and that the Shrews-
bury. Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway will go
into Parliament without opposition.
At a meeting of the West London Railway Company
on Monday, it was determined to lease the 'r line to the
London and Birmingham Company in order to escape
from their embarrassments.
On Tuesday a man named Moss was killed at Patri-
croft by a train on the Liverpool and Manchester railway-
passing over him. It is not known how he fell under the
train.

The surveyors and engineers are busily engaged in
marking out the line of road to be taken by the Runcorn
and Manchester railway, for which Lord Francis Egerton
and others have applied to Parliament.
The shares of the Great North of England Railway
Company (Darlington and York,) which, less than two
years ago, were scarcely saleable at a discount of nearly a
hundred per cent. are now quoted in the London Stock
Lists at fifty pounds premium per share.
CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.—A special
meeting of this company was held at the Clarendon-
rooms, on Tuesday last, at which they authorised the di-
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numerous attendance. The chairman, Mr. W. Jackson,
stated that the directors had perceived certain measures
taking place in Birkenhead and other districts, likely to
bring a great deal of traffic on their line, but those mea-
sures would not be perfect unless the proposed tunnel be-
came part of the line.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, at their
Meeting on Thursday last, resolved to apply to Par-
liament for powers to make branches from Durston,
between Bridgewater and Taunton, to Yeovil ; from
the Clevedon-road station to Clevedon ; and for making
an improved junction with the Great Western Com-
pany at the Bristol terminus. They have also de-
termined upon taking 1500 shares in the Cornwall
Railway. For these purposes the shareholders have au-
thorised the directors to raise an additional capital of
£500,000 by the issue of 15,000 third shares at £33 Gs. Bd.
per share, to be distributed in the proportion of one new
third to each old share, on notifying the acceptance. and
paying the deposit of £2 before the 31st instant. Four
per cent interest is to be snowed on all calls.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—On Wed-
nesday the half-yearly meeting took place at Lancaster.
It was stated that the works from Lancaster to Carlisle
had been let to contractors, and had since progressed
satisfactorily. At the Lancaster end of the line the
works had not yet commenced, as some alterations are in
contemplation. Another deviation was proposed to be
made at Kendal. The directors now propose to lay down
a double instead of a single line, and within the authorised
capital. To complete the great chain of railway commu-
nication between England and Scotland, they have re-
solved on supporting the proposed Caledonian line. The
directors bad also entered into a conditional contract with
the Lancaster and Preston Company to lease their line of
twenty miles in length. The accounts showed that the
receipts had amounted to £174,625' leaving, after dis-
bursements, a balance of £85,829. The chairman con-
gratulated the meeting on the state of the company's
affairs. The report was received, and the agreement with
the Lancaster and Preston ratified;
Mr. Hall, of Liverpool, in his circular, takes a compa-
rison of 30 of the oldest and most important railways,
and his statement gives an increase of value of stock
during the last year of £28,695,479 over the amount of
capital laid out, the former being £85,554,081, and the
latter £56,858,602. It appears also, from the same docu-
ment, that the only railways which have fallen in price are
the London and Birmingham,and the Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock. The Birmingham and Gloucester; Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr; Great North of England ;
Newcastle and Darlington ; Sheffield and Manchester ;
and York and North Midland have risen above 50 per
cent. in their value during the same period. The highest
prices of Birmingham shares were those current in the
month of January, when quotations ranged from 237 to
243 ; and the lowest those current in the niontls of Oc-
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the royal suite, tober last. when the differences between the Birmingham
left Windsor Castle on Wednesday, a little before eleven, and Grand Junction Companies seemed likely to produce
in three carriages and four, for the Slough station of the I strong opposition on certain branch lines brought before
Great Western Railway. After paying a visit to the Duke the public. In that month they fluctuated between 216
of Cambridge, the royal party started from Euston .square and 212.
station precisely at twenty-four minutes past twelve, and RAILWAY PROPERTY.—It now appears that the traf-
proceeded direct to their destination a' the Wolverton
fie of the last six months of 1814, on the 38 principal
station, which they reached at a quarter to two. On
railways in Great Britain, amounts to three millions and
leaving the station, the royal cortege proceeded across
a quarter or more—exactly £3,264,450. This traffic has
the railway bridge, in the direction of Stony Stratford,
been carried on upon 1,522 miles of ra'lway, and 234
en route for Buckingham and Stowe.
miles of branch lines, making in all 1,756 miles. This
At Page-hill, where the Duke of Buckingham's domain
revenue is £450,000 more than the corresponding half of
commences, a very handsome arch was thrown across the
last year. It is chiefly owing to the improvement in the
road, and here a momentary delay took place, while the
horses attached to her Maje-ty s carriage were changed— trade of country,
the and only slightly to the increase in
a relay from the noble Duke's own stud being in readiness the extent of lines opened to the public. It repre-
sents an improvement of nearly ten millions in the
to convey her Majesty onward to Stowe.
value of the railways of Great Britain since the corn-
The members of the Buckingham Corporation ass
fie of 1844. This revenue amounts to about
bled at the Town-hall at twelve o'clock, and shortly after
£4,000 per mile per annum, of which let us take
one formed in procession, and proceeded to the northern
£l6OO for working expenses, and we have £2400 per mile
boundary of the town, to await the arrival of the royal
per annum for dividend, indicating a market value of
visitors, when the Mayor, advancing to the window of the
£48,000 per mile, at 20 years' purchase. The total sum
royal carriage, presented the borough mace to the Queen.
available this half-year for interest and dividends will be
This ceremony completed, the royal party moved rapidly
about £2,000,000, giving, for the value of all the impor-
towards the mansion of Stowe, on the road to which 500
taut lines of the country, at 20 years' purchase, a sum of
of the tenantry, on horseback, wearing scarlet rosettes,
£80,000,000. But, as many of the lines are worth more
received her Majesty with tremendous cheering.
On alighting at Stowe, her Majesty was received by than 20 years' purchase, and as many small lines are not
the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, who had awaited included in this estimate, while some are in course of
the arrival of their royal guest at the foot of the grand construction and not open for traffic, it may be near the
portico. The Queen greeted the Duke in the most affec- truth to say that at the commencement of 1845 we start
linnets manner, and having cordially shook hands with with a national property in railways worth not less than
the Duchess, took the arm of her noble host, and entered £100,000,000.—Railway Chronicle.
the mansion amid the deafening shouts of the tenantry RAILWAYS.—The Board of Trade have issued a notice
and labourers assembled, the yeomanry band playing the that they have decided on reporting to parliament in favor
national anthem. Prince Albert followed, with the of the following railways :---Guildford, Chichester,
Duchess of Buckingham on his arm. Her Majesty was Portsmouth, and Fareham Branch, Metropolitan Exten-
conducted by the Duke through the north hall to the eion of the London and South-Western, Richmond and
grand sal-on, where the gues.s already arrived at the West-end Junction, and Staines and Richmond. And
mansion were assembled to receive the royal visitors. they report against the following:—Brighton and Chi-
The Queen soon after retired to her private apartments. chillier—Portsmouth Extension, Direct London and
The dinner party in the evening was on the most splen- Portsmouth, London and Portsmouth, with branches to
did scale, and amongst those present, besides the royal Shoreham Bridge, Fareham, and Reigate ; Grosvenor
party and their iiosprteble friends, were Sir Robert and Railway, Great Western--Uxbridge and Staines June-
Lady Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, &c. tion, London and Brighton—Wandsworth Branch, Lon-
The table was covered with gold and silver plate. Her don and South-Western—Epsom Branch, Metropolitan
Majesty, after dinner, was shown the pictures and other Central Junction, arid South London and Windsor. And
interesting objects in the mansion. they recommended the postponement until a future period
On Thursday the Queen and the Prince rose at half- of the Epsom and Dorking, London and.Croydon—Dor-
past seven, and, after breakfasting alone, attended divine king Branch, London and Brighton—Dorking Brauch,
service at nine. About half-past ten the Prince, accom- South-Eastern Branch—Reigate to Dorking.
panied by several of the guests, repaired to a &Wu- Another notice appears in the Gazelle of Friday stating
amongst the preserves, which had been rigidly kept in that the Board of Trade have decided on reporting to
anticipation of his royal highness's visit. The game was parliament in favour of the South Eastern—Maidstone
of course abundant, and the number shot by the party arid Rochester; South Eastern—Branches to Deal and
was 200 hares, 100 pheasants, and one snipe, of which the Weimer, and extension and deviation at Margate; South
Prince shot 114 hares, 29 pheasants, and the only snipe Eastern—Ashford to Hastings ; South Eastern--Hunger-
killed. The Queen walked out several times amongst I ford Bridge to Tunbridge and Paddock Wood and Bran-
the private grounds, and afterwards took a drive about i ches ' • South Eastern—North Kent, Hungerford Bridge
the park in the direction of the shooting, and returned to Chilham, with branch to Sheerness, subject to any
with the company to luncheon. The dinner party in the modifications which may appear to be desirable for the
evening comprised nearly the same parties as that on the naval and military establishments of the country; and
night before. reserving consideration of the branch to connect Green-
Prince Albert was out again on Friday amongst the eich and Woolwich. And against the Central Kent ;
preserves, and was nearly as euc essiul as on the pre- London and Croyden—Orpington Branch; London and
vicars day. On the return of the party, and soon atter Maidstone; London and Ashford ; London, Chatham,•
luncheon, her Majesty and Prince Albert proceeded to and Gravesend ; London, Chatham, and North Kent;
the " Temple of Concord," on the north-west sideof '
Rye, Tenterden, and Headcorn • South Eastern—Tun-
the mansion, to plant some trees in commemoration of bridge to Hastings, Rye, and St. Leonard's (with the ex-
their visit to Stowe. The trees selected were oaks and ception of so much of the line as lies between Tunbridge
ceilars, and one of each was planted by her Majesty and end Tunbridge Wells) : South Eastern—Headcorn to
Prince Albert on each side of the temple. The spades Rye.

FRUITS OF TRACTARIANISM.—The Rev. Walter Blunt
still persists in the obnoxious changes at his church, in
Hesston; and as the parish has become somewhat noto-
rious in consequence of the celebrated judgment of the
Bishop of Exeter, we may detail what has taken place
within it, as proving that Tractarianism drives people
from the church and fills the chapels of dissent and po-
pery. In 1837 it was found expedient. in consequence of
the attachment of the people to the established form of
worship to enlarge the church ; every seat was filled ; ad-
ditional services were provided by the liberality of the
congregation ; they paid the organist; they paid the
choir; they lighted the church with gas; they altered and
beautified the building at considerable expense. This was
under the " old regime," when clergy and congregation
worked unanimously together, and fulfilled the duties of
their sphere and calling. But there is a time for all
things. The system under which the parish enjoyed so
much ecclesiastical prosperity had done enough. It suc-
ceeded admirably, but its day was gene,—" nous arsons
change tout cela." Young men were brought into the
place, who brought new ways and new manners with
them. The " natives" were first astonished, as well they
might be ; then rather staggered; afterwards annoyed and
disgusted ; and now, there is little more than the bare
walls to witness the formalities with which the wiser cler-
gymen have invested a worship formerly so attractive to
such numbers! One of the reporters for the London
2'inies says that he attended service at Helston on Sunday
week, and the following is his graphic description of the
present state of things:—" With accommodation in the
church for nea ly 1,000 people, I counted heads, and there
were only 65 persons, nearly all women, in the church.
The new gallery, recently erected, had its dreary vacancy
interrupted by two young men who alone occupied it.
There were not a dozen poor persons in the free seats.
There were a few ladies and female servants here and
there in the appropriated seats. The heads of respectable
families, I am informed, drive to country churches in the
neighbourhood, leaving occasionally some of the ladies of
their families, to whom it would be inconvenient to go
three or four miles to church, who formed almost the sole
congregation. The corporation seat was entirely empty.
The great bulk of the middle classes and the poor, who
cannot drive four or five miles nut of town, have left the
church, and now attend the Wesleyan or Independent
chapels. Instead of the church being prosperous, it is
now bankrupt. There are no funds to pay a lecturer, so
his services are dispensed with. There is no singing, be-
cause there is no money to pay the choir. The organ has
been stopped, and there is no music whatever during the
service ; there is no money to pay an organist. Tallow
candles have been stuck into the gas burners ; there is no
money to pay for gas, and the candles even are paid for
by Mr. Blunt out of the offertory money collected during
the communion service—the alms for the poor. This has
excited considerable indignation ; and the churchwarden
has remonstrated and applied to the bishop." Facts of
this nature, unquestionable facts, speak tar more to the
purpose than all the arguments of the keenest wits ; and
if the rulers of the church will not accept their testimony,
and act with proportionate energy in arres;ing innovation,
they must expect the same results for every church where
it prevails, as at Holston, where the meeting-houses are
thronged by those who are driven from the place of their
former devotions.

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