The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-07-29 00:00:00

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PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.—The Rev, R. Harriscn, late perpetual curate of High Allen Chapel,
Northumberland, to the living of Templesowerby, West-
moreland, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. B.
Killoch.—Rev. Mr. Maughan, incumbent of Be castle to
the livings of Lanercust and Upper Denton.—Rev, J.
Tandy, to the living of Farlhm.—Hon. and Rev. \V. W.
C. Talbot, B.A. vicar of Ornbersley, to the rectory of
Grafton Flyfold.—Rey, E. Crane, B.A , vicar of Crowle,
to the perpetual curacy of lluddington, vacant by the
death of the Rev. R. Vernon.—Rev, R. Cope, to the
curacy of St. Thomas's Church, Birmingham.—ltey. J.
W. Reeves, M.A., to the curacy of Farley-Chamberlayne,
Hants.—llex, J. J. Blandford, 8.A., to the curacy of
Caine, Wilts.—Rev. H. Richardson, B. A., to the curacy
of Butterton Mayfield, Staffordshire,—Rev. S. Cotes, to
the rectory of Newington, Oxford —Rev S. Coates, M A ,
incumbent of Sowerby, near Thirsk, to be a rural dean in
the archdeaconry of Cleveland.— Rev, J. Farr, 8.A., to
the curacy of Benacre and North Hales, alias C'ovehithe,
Suffolk.—liev. F. Hamilton, M.A., to the vicarage ot-
Eastersnow, Elphin.—Rev. G. S. C Hingston. M.A., to
the curacy of Barwell, Leicestershire.— Rev. A. Hyde,
jun., 8.A., to the vicarage of Kilbryan, Elphin.—Rev.
R. W. Packer, M.A., to the rectory of Gunthorpe with
Bale, Norfolk.—Rev. Sir G. S. Robinson, Bart., to a
canonry in Peterborough Calhedral.—Rev. J. R. Taylor,
to the chaplaincy of the 11 andsworth and Clapham Uni n
Workhouse.—Rev. E. N. Rolfe, M A., to the curacy of
Thurgarton, Norfolk.—Rev, J. Sheffield, M.A., of New-
chili eh in Pendle, Lancashire, to be head master of the
Grammar-school, Rochdale, and curate of the parish
church of the same place,—Rev. J. B. Vernon. M.A., to
the curacy of Wheatley, Oxfordshire.—Rev. B. Wood,
M.A., to the curacy of Great Snorington with Thu rs fo rd ,
Norfolk.—Rev. P. S Aldrich, 8.C.L.; to the curacy of
.S.ornersharn, Suffolk.—Rev. J. Roberts, M.A. to the
rectory of Lhosadwrn, Anglesea, void by the demise of
the Rev. W. Thomas, M.A.,—Rev. J. H. W' Wiwi's, 8.A.,
to the perpetual curacy of Tallyllyn, Anglesea, v,:id by
the cession of the Rev. J. Roberts.—Rev. R. Middlemist,
B.A. to be mathematical master of Harrow School.—Rev,
E. Moore, M.A., rector of Whitchurch, Oxon, to be do.
mestic chaplain to Lord Brougham and Vaux.—Rev. C.
Beimistin, to the wardership of Brown's Hospital,
Stamford, vacant by the demise of the Rev. H. De Foe
Baker.—liev, E. Davies M.A., to the rectory of Himley,
Staffordshire.—Rev. J. W. Downes. ;ate lecturer at St.
Philip's, Birmingham, to the Consolidated cures of Gay-
hu rst-cum- Stoke- G,,tld ing Bucks.—Rev. J. Corte,
M.A., to the living of St. Kecrian, Exeter.—Hon. and
Rev. W. C. Henniker, M.A., to the incumbehey of the
Episcopal Chapel, John-street, Berkley-square, London.
—Rev. C. G. G. Townsend, 8.A.., formerly curate of
Newhourne, Suffolk, to the curacy of Latchingdon,
Essex.

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, EASTOVER.—This affair is in
train of settlement, and the church will come back to the
Protestant parishionerson very fair terms.—Bristol Times.

RAILWAY INTALLIGEA CE.

No fewer than fifty two Railway Bills received the Royal
assent on Monday.

The Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway Bill has been
rejected by the Lords Committee, but Lord Francis Eger..
ton, the promoter of it, will, it is said, proceed with the
measure neat session.

HUDDERSFIELD AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.--The
staking out of the line of this railway from Huddersfield
to Penistone, has been commenced this week, preparatory
to the actual breaking up of the ground by the workmen.
A meeting of the shareholders of the North Kent Rail-
way took place on Friday at the London Tavern, Sir J.
L. Goidsmid in the chair, at which it was resolved to pro-
ceed with the undertaking next year. To complete this
scheme a capital of £3,300,000 would be required. A state-
ment of the preliminary expenses was also hid before the
meeting, from which it appeared that the law charges,
' surveyor', &c. costs amounted in the gross to

engineers

£13,943 16s

RAILWAY BUSINESS AND BANKING.—It will give some
idea of the immense extent to which banking transactions
have recently increased, in consequence of railway busi-
ness, when we state that the amount sent to the clearing
house recently, by one firm in L.,mbard-street, was
2,500,000/. ; and, as nearly the same amount would be
drawn upon them, this gives the enormous sum of
5,000,000/ for the business of cne firm in one day I Under
ordinary circumstances, the amount sent to the cleating
house by any of the largest bankers, does not exceed
1,000,000/,—Bankers' Magazine.
PROGRESS OF RAILWAY BILLS.—The preambles of
the following were proved in the Lords last week
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton; Oxford and
Rugby; Londonderry and Coleraine; Wakefield, Pon-
te'ract and Goole ; London and South Western (Metro.
politan Extension); South Wales; Erewash valley;
South-Eastern (Tunbridge Extension); Glasgow, Barr-
head and Neilstan ; Direct London and Portsmouth ;
Brighton and Chichester (Portsmou h Extension);
Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth; Monmouth and
Hereford. The following have been negatived : London,
Worcester, and South Staffordshire; Runcorn and
Preston ; Cornwall ; Brayton and Goole. In the Com-
mons : London and York has been proved (exclusive of
the branches to Wakefield and Sheffield). Besides these
a number of bills have received the royal assent, and their
titles will be found in our parliamentary proceedings.
NORTH UNION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting
of this company will be held, in Preston on Thursday
next, when the directors will recommend a dividend of
£4 per cent on stock A, and £2 per cent. on stock B,
for the half year. From the statement of accounts, it ap-
pears that, notwithstanding the reduction in the passen-
ger fares, the gross receipts of the half-year show an im-
provement upon the corresponding half-year of 1844.
There has also been a profit of £6013 7s. realised by sel-
ling the Lancaster and Carlisle shares held by the com-
pany. The directors announce in their report that, in
order to give the public the greatest accommodation in
the goods deportment, they have given the present lessee
of the warehouses notice to give up the company's pre-
mises on the 31st December next. The directors also
state their intention to co-operate with the promoters of
the " West Lancashire and North Union Railway Com-
pany," the object of which is to make a more direct com-
munication between Liverpool and Preston than the pre-
lient lines afford, and which will be by a jun;:tion with the
North Union line, near Euxton, and proceeding via
Orniskirk to Liverpool.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this
Company was held, at Derby, on Friday last, Mr.
George Hudson in the chair. The meeting was very nu-
merously attended. Mr. Hudson alluded to the extraor-
dinary decision of the parliamentary committee on the
London and York line, and stated, that the Midland and
other companies. who had money to the amount of twenty
millions involved in existing lines, had not been allowed a
tearing before the committee against the York bill. He
expressed the determination of the company to retire from
the committee and take the sense of the house as to
whether the London mid York line should pass. The di-
rectors hail the satisfaction of recommending a divi- ,
lend of £3 upon each £lOO of the consolidated stock, and £3 upon each £lOO of the preferential stock, and
£2 6,3 d. upon each £lOO of the Birmingham and Derby
consolidated stock. The receipts, including those from
the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, had exceeded those
of the three companies, in the corresponding half last
year, by 65,115 Bs. 6d. The staten ent of the capital ac-
count to the 30th June, 1845, was as follows :—The
amount expended to the 31st December, 1844, was.

£6.259,838 ; further charges since, £67,852 ; making a
total of £6,327,690. The amount received on acccount of
shares and debentures, with some deductions, was
£6,284,631, leaving a balance of £13,052. The balance
in favour of the company, on the revenue account, was
' £151,011. The report was adopted. The Rev. Mr.
Leek, seconded by Mr. Wright, moved, that the trains be
not permitted to run on the sabbath. This, and a sub-
sequent motion for a petition against Sunday travelling,
was negatived. It was agreed that the company should
give £2,000 towards the erection of a monument to I\lr.
George Stephenson ; that £5OO per annum should be
paid to the committee of management ; and that the divi-
dend be paid in August. It was also agreed, Mr. Hud-
son having previously h-ft the chair, that the directors of
the company be requested to put themselves in communi-
cation with the directors of other companies over which
Mr. Hudson has control, for the purpose of giving him
some public testimonial on a large scale, his own wishes
being consulted on the subject.
RAILWAY SPECULATION.—THE DUBLIN AND GAL-
WAY liniLwAY.--From a voluminous report of the evi-
dence taken before a committee of the House of Lords,
over which Lord Ponsonby presided, and of which Lord
Thougham was a member, we have taken two extracts,
explaining some of ti e artifices resorted to in fraudulently
getting up a railway company. The promoters of this
line were so successful, that their project having been
sent back by the committee of the House of Commons
for almost innumerable instances of non-compliance
with the standing orders, a majority of the house over-
ruled the decis,on of the committee, and the bill was,
with the approbation of the Secretary for Ireland, sent
to the House of Lords.—The first case is that of a wit-
ness whose name had, without his knowledge, been sub-
fcribed to the deed. The Rev. H. Baynton is called in,
and examined as follows :—Do you know anything of the
Irish Great Western Railway ?—No. Did you ever hear
anything about it ?—No. Did ever anybody apply to you
to take shares ?—No Did you ever write any letter upon
the subject ?—No Did you ever receive any ?—Not that
I remember. Is that your handwriting (showing the con-
tract deed to the witness) ?—No, it is not. Did you ever
live in Bennett-street, St. James's ?—No ; I never was
there, that I remember. Look at this (showing to the
witness the letter applying for shares) ; is that your
handwriting?—No. No part of it?—No Did you ever
hear of that lette- of application for shares ?—No. Did
anybody ever speak to you about shares ?—No. Did
you ever pay any money into the bank?—No, Railways
are things I have always endeavoured to avoid. Are you a
clergyman of the Church of England ;—Yes. Are you
a beneficed clergyman ?—Yes. In what county ?—ln
Wiltshire. What is the name of your living ?—Brorn-
ham. Do you live at Allen's, a truokmaker's, 22,
Strand, corner of Hungerford-market; —Yes. Are you
aware that your name was down as a shareholder previ-
ously to the proceedings b- fore the Committee on Stand-
ing Orders?—No. The next case is that of another des-
cription of shareholder. Margaret Meredith is called in,
and examined as follows :—Did you ever subscribe to the
Irish railway concern ?—No, never in my life; not to any
one. Did you ever write a letter asking for shares?—
Never, I cannot write my own name, nor read it. Are
you a person in rich circumstances or in poor circumstan-
ces ?—Very poor. Do you receive parish relief?—Yes.
Did you receive parish relief last December ?—Yes ; and
have done these four years. You did not sign that paper
for 3,500, therefore You did not pay £l7O into the bank ?
I never was worth the sum in my life. Where do you
live now ?—At Tooting—Lower Tooting, very near the
Angel Inn.