The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-29 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGEACE.

On Wednesday a train on the Newcastle and Carlisle
Railway ran through a drove of cattle that had strayed
upon the line, and killed three of them. The engine was
thrown off, but no personal damage was sustained.
PROJECTED RAILWAYS.--A correspondent of the
Morning Illrald gives a list of no less than 99 railways
at present projected, for the formation of which, accord-
ing to the printed prospectuses, no less than seventy mil-
lions sterlivg will be required.

ExciortstoN-TRAiNs•---The Board of Trade have issued
a circular to railway companies, condemning the practice
of tscursion-trains with several engines as dangerous;
and recommending that the trains phould be divided into
rections, to each of which no more than two engines
should be attached.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—OR Wednesday last, while the
Birmingham and Liverpool train was proceeding along the
line to tha latter place, iteame incontae7with thesis o'clock
passenger train from Alanchester, when, owing to the
dense foe, a severe shock was the result. Several pas-
sengers were bruised, and one woman seriously hurt.
The truck belonging to the train was broken.
STEAM Venue TIME.—A gentleman left London last
Friday morning week by the ten o'clock train for Fleet-
wood, where he joined the Royal Consort steam-ship.
Leaving that place at half-past eight o'cock in the even-
ing, he arrived next morning at Ardro,san at half-past
eight o'clock (twelve hours), where he left .per special
train, and was in Glasgow by ten o'clock a.m., thus
accomplishing the distance of 400 miles in 21 hours.
PRESTON AND LON (MIDGE RAILWAY. The half-
yearly general meeting of proprietors was held on Monday
last. The report stated that the receipts during the last
half year had considerably increased, and the directors
bad there)), been enabled to pay arrears of interest and
debts owing by the company to different patties to a con-
siderable amount. Favourable accounts were given of the
quarry belonging to the company at Longridge ; and,
taking the -present demand of stone at this season as a
criterion, they expected, in the course of the next year,
to be enabled to discharge the whole, or the greater part,
of the floating debts and temporary loans, &c., owing by
the company.
PRESTON AND WYRE RA I LWAY.—A half-yearly meet-
ing of this company was held at Fleetwood on Friday last.
The Directors reported a considerable improvement i
the traffic returns, wi'llout any material increase. in the
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the returns of railway have averaged .02i per week against
important object of a straw communication between Gies-
the running of the new ships, five times a week ; and it is
pass over. the line. The Blackpool It ailvvav is to be pro-
as to lead to an early commencement of the new docks.
PROPOSED RAILWAYS TO HARROGATE, &C.—The pro-
moters of the railway from Harrowgate and Knareebrough
to Bolton Percy do not intend to renew their application
to Parliament in the next session, the scheme bring aban-
doned. This will enable the influence of this district to
be thrown entirely in favour of the intended Leeds and
Thirsk line. The York end North Midland Railway
Company are surveying a line of railway from Milford or
Sherburn, on that line, to near liarrowgate, by way of
Thorp Arch, Wetherby, and Spoffortli, in order to aftord
a more ready communication to the south and south-east
than will be given by the Leeds and Thirsk proposed rail-
way. The Great North of England Railway Company
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have given powers to the directors to make application to
Parliament, in the next session,for a branch from their
line by Pill-Mcor, Borohridge, Staveley, and Knares.
brough, to near Harrogate, with a branch from. near
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