The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

The railway calls for September amount to £2,287,236.
At the Caledonian railway meeting, Sir Andrew Agnew
lost his motion for discontinuing the Sunday trains, by a
majority of 7,220 to 1,683 votes.
The trains on the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Rail-
way commenced on Friday, running regularly along the
temporary viaduct in connexion with the High Level
Bridge over the river Tyne.
Considerable interest was excited among the inhabitants
of Berwick-on-Tweed, on Saturday week, by the appear-
ance, for the first time, of a railway carriage, on the tem-
porary wooden bridge across the Tweed.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for
the week ended Aug. 26th was £2,290 175., exclusive of
toll from the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company,
and of payment for the conveyance of mails.
A portion of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Rail'
way was opened on Tuesday, viz. from Dumfries to
Gretna (twenty-four miles in length), thus connecting the
line with the Caledonian at the latter place.
The Dublin and Belfast Railway Company have applied
to Government for a loan to carry on the works ; but Lora
John Russell has replied, that in the present state of the
treasury and the country he cannot ask Parliament for
any such srant. _ . _ _ _

A. few days since a train of six carriages travelled from,.
Didcot to Paddington, on the Great Western line (74
miles) in seventy-eight minutes and a half, including e
stoppage of between five and six minutes. Thirteen mita
of the distance were accomplished at the rate of more than
seventy-two miles per hour.
LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCASTLE JUNG'
TION RAILWAY.-At the half-yearly meeting of this
Company, at Manchester, last week, Mr. Ffrance occu-
pied the chair. The directors regretted the failure of the
application for the disso'uition bill, and stated that they
had in hand £71,000. Every reduction possible had been
made in expenses, and no works would be proceeded with.
An adjourned meeting will take place for passing the
accounts. _

The directors of the Caledonian Railway received the,
warm approbation of the proprietors for their conduct of
affairs at the half yearly meeting. In spite of various up'
favourable contingencies, the weekly receipts show an ad"
vance of upwards of 30 per cent. since the 30th of June
and the prospects of the company on the completion 0
the various extensions promise, in the words of the report,
an ample return. All the shares paid in full are to be con'
verted into stock.

ROYAL ASSENT TO RAILWAY BILLS. - Eighty-three
railway bills received the royal assent during the present
session. The amount of capital authorised to be raised
by these bills is £10,794,660; and the sum to be borroweat
£4,137,610, when half the capital is paid up, making toga'
ther £14,887,270. This money is required to complete
certain railways in course of construction, to establish
steam in connection therewith, and to construct 41
miles of new railway, consisting principally of brancheg•
LIVERPOOL, CROSBY AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY°."
The second half yearly meeting of the proprietors too
place at the Clarendon-rooms on Wednesday 1a5t,—A1.4.."
derman Nicol in the chair. The secretary read the rel)°,„„i"
which stated :—" With regard to the continuation oftr.
line, the directors are not prepared at present to nu'
any recommendation ; and they recommend that the fol-
lowing calls should be made next year, to meet the Par
ments to the contractors and others as they become due'
viz.:—£2 per share, payable Ist February; £2 10s. on
the Ist of May; and £2 on the Ist of August. The stste°
ment of traffic, since the opening of the line, shows alLe;
suit exceeding the expectations of the directors." 1:
accounts of the company showed that the entire root;
on capital account amounted to £39,847 ss. Bd., and t'o,
disbursements and liabilities to £116.595 Is. lid.,
a balt.nce to be provided for of £77,647 16s. 3d., which r
was proposed to raise by three calls specified in the reP°ll'.
After a brief and friendly discussion, the report was tw°r'
ted.
BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE tor:C.
TION.-At the half-yearly, meeting on Saturday, at
'
kenhead, Alderman Bancroft took the chair. An od
crease of 8 per cent. in the receipts for passengers, 90_5
20 per cent for goods, has taken place, and the direct ro
confidently look fora 'further considerable increase fro .6
the Holyhead and the Shrewsbury lines. A saving °Jo " t
n
per cent has been made in the working of the line,
£393 in the engineer's and general office. The diraect.°..res
recommend the payment of the half-yearly interest nouj
on the Ist of July last to the holders of the £27 Ws. and
£22 shares, payable on the 25th of September next ;
that interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum be P'7,o
to the shareholders who shall have paid £lO
the £3l shares on or before the 17th of September nf
The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30til
an
June showed that £20,251 had been received. ,„„a
£11,627 expended, leaving a balance applicable to di gif:',o
of £8,628. The report was received, and its considetlv"ea
adjourned to the 29th September. Mr. MallabY In pill,
the appointment of Messrs. Webster, Bentham, Celt: 00
and Brown, as a committee to aid the directors
ld
negotiations in progress. The chairman said he 7,u.0n.
pledge himself that lie and his colleagues would no,l,,Loca
dude any arrangement without consulting the gent".
named. per share.x-t.