The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

RAILIVAY INTELLIGE.ACB.

The traffic on the Great North of "r ifttio i -i-t •f
nail. Way la
the last week. exhibits an incre-
..oe of upwards of £260 as
compared with the corresr,s,n —rig
it week of last year. The
increase upon the ret-a,m-
or the Newcastle and Carlisle
iilway is still ,"
, knofe striking,
the large sum of
£1,901 10s• la, havitig beet received last week.
LoN1301`? ANI) tIRMINGIIAM RAILWAY.—By all At
it
"ngelnent Witt, the Post-office, the down day mail-train
betNeen London and Birmingham will accomplish the
j,oirney in four hours and the up in four-and• a-half. On
Wednesday a special train went from Birmingham to
London, 1121 miles, including stoppa2es, in three hour6l
or at the rate of thirty-seven-and-a-half miles per hour.

There is every probability of a railway being made to
unite the Holyhead and Birkenhead Railways at Chester,
with the town of Mold. The passenger traffic from the
interior of North Wales through Mold to Chester arid
Liverpool, is at present very considerable. The vicinity
of Mold abounds in coal, iron. limestone, lead, and other
commodities, which will he conveyed to the river Mersert
at Birkenhead by means of this railway.

The following railway bills received the royal assent, by
commission, on Thursday :—The Leeds and Bradford
Railway Bill ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Rail-
way Bill; Yolk and Scarborougo Railway Bill; Easters
Counties Railway (Brandon and Peterborough Extension)
Bill; Salisbury Branch Railway Bill; Wlitehaven and
Maryport Railway Bill ; Chester and Holyhead Railway
Bill; North British Railway Bill; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow Railway Bill; Brighton and Chichester Railway Bill;
South Devon Railway Bill ; South-Eastern Railway Bill;
Slainannan Junction Railway Bill; Stratford (Easterst
Counties) and Thames Junction Railway Bill.
Low RAILWAY FARES.—During the five weeks end-
ing 30th June, 593,665 passengers travelled on the Black-
wall line, and £6,925 13s. lid. was received in fatter
varying from 2d. to 6d. per passenger. The following is
a comparative statement of the traffic of the correspond-
ing weeks of the previous years, from which it will be
seen that the receipts of the railway have advanced about
40 per cent. over those of last year; as also, that on the
number carried during the last five weeks a single penal
advance on the tares would give equal to £2098 12s. I&
additional :

No. of Amount.
Passengers. £ s. d.
In 1841
In 1842 .
In 1843..
In 1844

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—TiIe Prestos
Chronicle states. that a memorial to the directors of the
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway has been in course of
signature, in Lancaster, for a deviation of the line of rail-
way, so that it would cross the river Lune near the
Custom-house, which would allow vessels at the port of
Lancaster to receive cargoes of coal, &c., per the line of
railway, instead of, as now, leaving the port with ballast.
The trade in coals and other articles would be thus in*
creased ; and it is expected that the facility of intermediate
transmission inland, by railway, would also increase the
import trade of Lancaster, particularly in Irish produce.
The memorialists consider that the proposed deviation
would not only be shorter than the parliamentary line!
and that it would therefore be perpetually worked and
maintained at a less cost to the company and be more
advantageous to the traveller, but that its original con-
struction would be less expensive.
DEPUTATION OF RAILWAY DIRECTORS TO SIR B.
PEEL.—On Monday, as stated in the Court Circular, •
deputation of Directors from most of the railways waited
upon Sir Robert Peel, for the purpose of laying before
the Right Honourable Baronet their views on the subject
of the Ministerial measure respecting the railways of the
kingdom. Among the members of the deputation we
observed, the Chairman of the London and Birmingham?
the Great Western, the South-Western, and the Smith-
Eastern Railways. The Right Honourable Baronet re-
ceived the deputation with his usual courtesy, and listened
with great attention to their case, which was laid before
him at considerable length. A long conference ensued,
in which the Directors enlarged on the objectionable
character of the whole measure, both in its principle and
details, and concluded by expressing a hope that at the
present late period of the session, the B:11 would be post-
poned. Sir Robert Peel declined acceding to the request
of the deputation for a postponement until the next season.
RAILWAY PROPERTY.—In the large provincial towns,
where this species of property is dealt in almost as regu-
larly as it is in London, the brokers have adopted the
plan of drawing out returns for six months past in a ta-
bular form, exhibiting not only the variations in price?
but also in traffic, dividends, &c., and giving at one view
their entire history and present position. Under this"
head, the fluctuations in value chiefly call for notice, and
we select the following from one of the lists :
July 1. Jan. 1.
Birmingham and Derby..
Birmingham and Glocester .. 93 to 94 64 to 66
Edinburgh and G1a5g0w........ 62 to 64 58 to 59
Grand Junction
Great North of England lOO to 102 84 to 86
Great Western (half shares) 7B to 79 691 to 701
Liverpool and Manchester 223 to 225 228 to 230
London and Birmingham.. 218 to 220 235 to 237
London and Brighton...
London and South-Western B2 to 84 75 to 76
York
dle
North andCmarlidisilaend
...
Manchester and Bimingham 55 to 56 39 to a
Midlandeounties 93 to 95 86 urt
tO 7
... 1094° to 106 106 19
92
1751 to 121

THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND
JUNCTION RAILWAYS.—A note, dated Thursday, was
received by the Chairman of the Liverpool Stock Ex-
change, on that day, from Mr. John Moss, stating that
an arrangement had been concluded on Wednesday, at
Birmingham, between Mr. Glyn and Mr. Smith, as
deputation of the London and Birmingham Con-Tani,
and Mr. Moss and Mr. Lawrence, for the Grand Junctioo
Company, which he considered highly advantageous tO
tultinheenotficthroennte,rymizs.—has since trail,
otlinheanous
bothspire
spired,
parties.bu tn
Ist. An alliance, offensive and defensive, against all coroPil•
ing• lines.
2d. The Holyhead to be left to the London and Birmingham I
and, if made, the Grand Junction not to oppose them by on/
alliance with steam-boats, or otherwise, and to give every fa-
cility in the conduct of the traffic as they woola to any other
line joining them.
3d. The Shrewsbury lines both to be in abeyance for the pre.'
sent, with an understanding that it will be carried out by the
Grand Junction Company, commencing at or near Weaver,
hampton.
4th. The Trent Valley to be carried out something on the sawn
plan as at first proposed, the terms being agreed by the deputafr
tion subject to the assent of the Manchester and Birminghaw
Trent Valley Company. • with the
sth. The Grand Junction withdraw all connection
London and York schemes.
The quotation of London and Birmingham Steck
Saturday, the 29th ult., was 217 ; on Saturday last it bad
increased t 025 ; being an increase of value to the extent
of £B. The increase on Grand Junction shares during
the same period has been to a similar amount.