The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-05 00:00:00

I, STANDARD

offspring were taken captives whose countenances.
more in sorrow than in anger,lt were of a sombre hue,
being neither pale nor red, but being very black, their
head gear, unlike Sterne's Maria, was not composed of a
silken net or the tendrills of a vine, but an ould Cawbeen
(as Paddy would say), was firmly secured on their know•
ledgeboxes, by means of firm lashings. They were after
divers examinations and cross-examinations, bound over
to render themselves up for trial at the next assizes, in
two securities of £5O each, the prisoners being under age."
The following paragraph we also take from the same
paper :—" On Tuesday night last, Rebecca and about 400
of her family, paid a visit to the farm of Penybank, in the
parish of Llanarthney, and compelled the person who was
in possession of the furniture and farming stock, for an
attorney, under a bill of sale, to leave the place, and pro-
mise never to make his appearance on the premises again,
giving possession to the person owing the money. On
Wednesday night, Rebecca and her family visited the
farm of Kencoed, in the parish of Llannegvi ad, the pro-
perty of Seymour Allen, Esq., of Cresselly, but now in
the occupation of Mrs. Davies. It appears she has ano-
ther, farm under lease from the same landlord, called
Penyrheol, which she underlet to Charles Davies, who
was in arrear of rent, and in consequence she put in a dis-
tress through her attorney, Mr. Popkin, of Llandilo, who
sent down two of his bailiffs to execute it, which they did,
and removed the cattle to Kencoed for better security.
About half-past twelve o'clock Rebecca and her family ar-
rived at Kencoed, and called at the house, when Mrs.
Davies appeared, and inquired what they wanted. They
answered that they wished to know where the cattle were.
Mrs. Davies, out of fear, sent her servant to shew them
the cattle, when they at once took them away, and re-
turned them to the different owners, for it appears that
they had been placed there to graze. Last Friday night
they paid a visit to a gentleman in the parish of Llanegwad,
who had a large quantity of old corn in his possession,
and told hini unless he immediately sent the same to the
different markets to be sold, they would soon find a way
to dispose of it. Several threatening letters have been
received by persons in this town and neighbourhood in
the course of last week, and measures have been taken to
discover the authors. David Joshua, toll-keeper at
Glangwilly, found the following notice stuck on his gate
this morning :—` I'll be damned if I will not be with you,
and send your soul to the infernal crew—BEccA.' "

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

THE HARROGATE RAILWAY.—This railway, from
Harrogate to Bolton Percey, is progressing. The distance
will be 16 miles ; the capital required £150,000, to be
raised in 6,000 shares, at £25 each.
SALE OF A RAILWAY.—The Pentuan Harbour and
Railway, situate on the southern coast of Cornwall, and
connecting the harbour with the town of St. Austell, is
announced for sale in the ensuing month.
BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY RAILWAY.—The annual
general meeting of this Railway Company was held in Bir-
mingham on Friday week. A dividend of ss. was de-
clared.

The North Midland, Midland Counties, and Birming-
ham and Derby Boards having settled preliminary mea-
sures for the amalgamation of the companies, and have con-
vened special meetings of their respective proprietaries,
which will take place successively on the 18th, 19th, and
20th instant.
The Glasgow, Paisley, and Kilmarnock Company con-
tinue to pay a dividend of 12s. 6d. per share, receiveable
on and after the 15th inst. The goods and parcels traffic
shows an increase, but the passenger traffic, on the other
hand, had slightly declined. The mortgage debt of the
Company has been renewed at the lower rate of 4 per
per cent.
MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—The
half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thurs-
day, at noon, at Manchester. The total receipts for the
half 'year were £52,118. Os. Bd. the expenses and interest
amounted to £22,562. Is. Od. leaving a balance of
£22,562. Id. A. dividend of £l5 per share, less income
tax, was declared.
It is, we believe, unprecedented in the annals of rail-
ways that so many special trains passed and repassed as
did on Monday las: on the South-Western, when the last
of the summer excursion trips round the Isle of Wight
took place, and when her Majesty and attendants pro-
ceeded to Southampton. There were four each way,
making eight in addition to the 27 (goods' trains included)
which are regularly dispatched, and which at this season
of the year are unusually heavy.
HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY.—The half yearly meet-
ing of the Hull and Selby Railway Company was held at
Hull on Monday. The report showed that during the
last six months, as compared with the corresponding
period of 1842, the passengers had fallen off to the large
number of 23,058. although the receipts from that source
had diminished by only £932. 19s. 11d. ; whereas on the
goods' traffic there had been an increase of upwards of
£l,OOO. It appeared, also. that there had been a consi-
derable reduction in the Company's expenditure. The
Report was adopted, and a dividend declared of 20s per
share, which is after the rate of £4 per cent, per annnm
on the subscribed capital.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—The
half yearly meeting of this company was held on Wed-
nesday. The revenue account showed an increase of
£1,893 2s. lid. over the corresponding period of last
year. The receipts for the half year were £150,351 12s. 10d.,
and the expenditure amounted to £85,213 4s. 2d., added
to which a sum of £15,827 2s. 3d. for debenture bond in-
terest, and interest on Gosport branch shares, left a
balance ur .009,000 10. 1.11 for the Alividend of
30s.t subject to income tax. This require a sum o
£68,812 3s. 10‘1., leaving £573 18s. 11d. to the credit of
next account. An advance of £1 per share by the pro-
prietors was agreed to for the purpose of securing the
continental traffic at Southampton, by the employment
of a number of additional steamers.

DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.—The half-yearly
meeting of this company was held in Dablin, on Monday
last. The directors still adhere to the opinion that the
entire cost of the line would not exceed £ll,OOO per mile.
About November four miles of the permanent way would
be completed between Raheny and Malahide, anj the di-
rectors confidently expect that the entire line will be
opened in May next. The directors recommend the
meeting to authorise them to employ their engineer in re-
vising the survey he made some time ago, of the country
between Drogheda and Belfast, with the view of making
preliminary arrangements for an extension line to Belfast.
Mr. Kidd, the secretary, read a statement of the ac-
counts, by which it appeared that the total receipts of the
half year were £102,888, and the expenditure £94,921 ;
leaving a balance of £7,966. The recommendations of
the report were carried.