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

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

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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'
ante, 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 CompanYf
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 grant.
A few days since a train of six carriages travelled froth
Didcot to Paddington, on the Great Western line al
miles) in seventy-eight minutes and a half, including
stoppage of between five and six minutes. Thirteen miles
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'ultion bill, and stated that the,"
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 01
affairs at the half yearly meeting. In spite of various
favourable contingencies, the weekly receipts show an au"
vance of upwards of 30 per cent. since the 30th of June j
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 ea°-
verted into stock.

ROYAL ASSENT TO RAILWAY BlLLS.—Eighty-threat
railway bills received the royal assent during the preseni"
session. The amount of capital authorised to be raiser
by these bills is £10,794,660; and the sum to be borrower
£4,137,610, when half the capital is paid up, making req.-
ther £14,887,270. This money is required to comPlel
certain railways in course of construction, to establis,
steam boats in connection therewith, and to construct-41
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miles of new railway, consisting principally of branches'
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lowing calls should be made next year, to meet the Piai;
ments to the contractors and others as they become et".
viz.:—£2 per share, payable Ist February; £2 10s• fr
the Ist of May; and £2 on the Ist of August. The statee:
ment of traffic, since the opening of the line, shows ohe
suit exceeding the expectations of the directors." is
accounts of the company showed that the entire receighe
on capital account amounted to £39,847 ss. Bd., and,c•ng
disbursements and liabilities to £116.595 Is. Ild., leait
a balance to be provided for of £77,647 16s. 3d.,wwhit,ct,
was proposed to raise by three calls specified in the reP,°„
After a brief and friendly discussion, the report was aci°r
ted. JuKe-
BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE
TION.—At the half-yearly meeting on Saturday, at Bn.
kenhead, Alderman Bancroft took the chair. :"1301
crease of 8 per cent. in the receipts for
20 per cent for goods, has taken place, and the direge,
confidently look for a further considerable increase irof 5
the Holyhead and the Shrewsbury lines. A saving dof
per cent has been made in the working of the line, elletoro
£393 in the engineer's and general office. The dire.
recommend the payment of the half-yearly interest and
on the Ist of July last to the holders of the £27 I°°'
£22 shares, payable on the 25th of September next;
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that interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum v..f,
to the shareholders who shall have paid £lO per sherat,
the £3l shares on or before the 17th of Septerabeqh of
The revenue account for the half-year ending the ;?' „„a
June showed that £20,251 had been receiveriv,, „Ist
£11,627 expended, leaving a balance applicable to di
of £8,628. The report was received, and its considen;ea
adjourned to the 29th September. Mr. Malleb,Y,,tteralh
the appointment of Messrs. Webster, Bentham, the
and Brown, as a committee to aid the director_sel_euld
negoe4tions in progress. The chairman said
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pledge hi ;pelf that he and his colleagues won't!
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elude any larrbinement without consulting the !"e
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