The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN` AND MIDLAND AND
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAYS.—The above companies
have come to terms. There will, therefore, not be any
competition between them for the traffic between London
and those towns on this side of York to which these lines
run in. common.

THE LOCAL RAILWAY CONFLICT.—The application,
by the Shrewsbury and Chester Company, to the Vice-
Chancellor's Court, praying him to bind the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Company to their mutual working traf-
fic agreement,' and so impede the intention of the London
and North-western •to lease or buy the latter line, came
on in the Vice-Chaneellor'e court, on Thursday, when.
Lord Cranworth gave judgment. He said, there could be
no doubt that the proposed agreement with the North.
western Company was inconsistent with that entered into
between the plaintiffs and defendants, in July last. He
asked in what position would the defendants be placed if,
after making the interim order, the agreement with the
plaintiffs should be pronounced invalid in Coto by a court
of law, and the North-western Company should have, in •
the meantime, • retired from the agreement ?, On the
other. hand, if the agreementwere held valid, the utmost
loss which, could arise to the plaintiffs from refusing the
interim injunction would be some £12,000 or £13,000 for
three years. On that ground, therefore, he would refuse
the injunction, but without costs.
TESTIMONIAL TO-A GREAT RAILWAY CONTRACTOR.—
On Wednesday, a festival in honour of Mr. Brassey, the
eminent contractor,- and for the presentation to him of
certain tokens of the esteem of ,the profession, was held
at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill • Mr. Burt in
the chair. • Amongst, the company presedwere Messrs.
Bidder. C.E.,,Rendel,-C.E.,•Brunel. C.E,, FOX,. (Crystal
Palace). Errington, C.E., Gooph,.Dockray, Ca.E., Locke,,
M.P.; William Jackson, M.P., W. and.L. Cubitt; C.E.,
and H.- Robertson, C.E. On the right of the chairman
sat ,Mr. .Brassey ,-.on,.the.left, Mr.• Wm. Cubit& The
chairman, after the usual loyal' toasts, proposed the pre-
sentation to Mr,Brassey of the:portraits of, himself and,
Mrs. Brassey;-with the -other.testimeniale-ef -the esteem
of_his coadjutors and the assembled company. He mile—
gifted That gentleman in his various capacities, amidst the
prolonged and enthusiastic cheers.of the audience. Mr,
Brassey,havinF return ed •thanka,- vari ons other toasts were.'
proposed by gentlemen of -deserved celebrity, • Amongst•
whom were Messrs. Locke; M.P.,. Errington;-:Cubist,.
&c, ; all spoke in the highest terms of theindividaal in
honour of Whom the festival was held. [We understand
that the value of the plate presented to Mr. Brassey is
about 1,2000-] •Q' -
, AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—A very
protracted and rather..stormy meeting of this company .
was held- at the. New Assemblwzooms, Wolverhamptont.
on Fridaylastv W. Ormslv -Gore, !Esq.,r ih. the,
chair; to determine .on the _expediency of accepting or
'declining the' offer 'of the 'London and North-Western
Company, for leasing-the-line-for 21 years-at -three per
cent. for two years,,and,, subsequently; at four 'per cent,
it not appearing that the Great Western Company was
disposed to.inake any offer. ,The meeting.wasaddeessed• at
great. length by Mr, Scott, the barrister"-as chairman of
the Committee of Inquiry, appointed; Est. the former meet.,
ing,-, whoetnoved that the offer be accepted... This was
ablrtieeonded •by Mr.t•Aldermans Andrews,,-followed, by
Mr:.-Geach;' one 'of the directors,'Mr. Cbtshirepof
minglrare, Mr: Attoied, of Liter Pool, 'Mr. Wilsone,of
Manchester, ':and :other. shareholders. „The motion TWAtt
opposed. by,•Mr. •Bancraft,- ehairman •of; the Jitirkehheict
and- 'Chester Company'l &In.:Roy,' the secretary, of:-the
Chester and. Shrewsbury' Company,. who madean effective
'speech, and some•few others/.on the.aubseqtient show'
of -hands the' numbers alipearecrnearly equal ; but Wens
'stated that many ,non-shareholders had intruded them.
selves into .the division, and,.therefore, !won, the Chair-
man's, deciding:that the majority was against• the- motion,
a poll was demanded,.wbich occupied considerable; time,
but we understand4nat it elves a majority of about 1,900
votes in favour of accepting the terms of the London and
North-Western Company.