The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-04 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT IiOTHERHITTIE.—Thie
morning,between 2 and 3 o'clock, a fire broke out in the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Nichol, a haberdasher and stationer,
G rrying on business at No. 8, Neptune.street, Rotherhithe.
At the time of the outbreak some persons were in the house
attending to a dying man, and so strong a hold had the flames
obtained of the lower part of the building that, as they carried
the man down, the flames laid hold of the staircase, and
nearly prostrated the invalid and hie attendants. By • des-
perste effort, however, they suceeded in reaching the 'street,
but nearly stilled with smoke. The flames by that period
had penetrated every room in the building, and fears were
entertained for the safety of those on either side. The en-
gines having arrived, the flames were eventually extin-
guished, but not until the premises in which the fire com-
menced were totally destroyed, the contents consumed, and
the adjoining premises damaged. The premises are under-
stood to be insured in the Phoenix Fire-office, and the con-
tents in the Star Fire office.

EASTERN UNION RAlLWAY.—Yesterday a special
general meeting of this company was 'held at Radley's
Hotel, Blacktriars, for the purpose of obtaining the approval
of the proprietors to a bill now pending in parliament, "for
enabling the Eastern Union Railway Company to make
arrangements with certain of their creditors and share-
holders and with respect to their capital, and for granting
additional powers to the company." The chair was taken
by S. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P., who stated that in conse-
quence of the modifications made in the bill, it had been
impossible to call the proprietors together at an earlier
period than the present. The provisions of the bill stated
that the preference stock for paying off the exist-
i debts of the company shall not exceed
250,0001., and that it is to form part of the share
capital of the company bearing preferential interest. An
influential body of shareholders had secured the introduc-
tion of an amendment that would make it imperative to ob-
tain the consent of four-fifths of a meeting specially con-
vened for the purpose. Should a further sum be required,
it must not exceed 77,0001., nor be at a greater interest than
4 per cent., to be raised with the content of four-fifths of
the preference shareholders, as before.—The Law Clerk
read the bill in eztertao.—Mr. Sturge moved en addition to
the clause requiring the consent of the preference holders
to raising money by the words "hut not otherwise."—This
was introduced-1n reply to a question, Mr. Sturge said
the 250,0001. new capital would take precedence over the
guaranteed 6 per cent. preference stock.—The Chairman
observed that the 10 per cent. stood in the same position ,
under the bill as the 6 per cent.—The bill was approved
unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.
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