The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY MEETINGS.

THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND
orazausa JUNCTION. i
Oa Eaterthy. aftertheth, the elijourned special meetly
ef the sharehaidses in this eempthy wee hold at the Meak's
Ferny Hotel, Liveepeel; the Towwball, la width the meet-
Werear:nsmuselly add, Was e
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Mr. TRIVOII.,_ of Chseler, admit" it sure tree, that by
Ithathe in the bill hearth p T. the eempaay woad
*ay be allured le theme the NM tame toll cm gee&
beet Birkenhead, by the mate thor •••••sed, se if the lthe
edttallganimirem Hocennt to lisilibliteltthetr... ?
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lamest la their ewe lime,
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ethane, whisk they essidered paraimoui• no OM if tho
dews wee that the Newsy oeuspeny were .hod te wary
meelheedhe meths ever sues wired Hu latest any era-
edema= whatever. • abersheider bad latiesseed ids he-
iss to neve that the bell be au preeeeded wit); the
maw would be Out duly Whet the meeting, and might
be dimmest.
Kr. RILEY ssid he roes with plumes is move the cars
lotion thawed le. Helen kaowing the diseeten'intettheas
hi. had seem to the faseedes Ithaths Fiththasff
with HOWL He wee ems disk Sethi ea they had beth as
anaroadden, they would set be ge boll& es g. .M step
farther is the awe thredisa. He lama that the bill be
sot append of, wad that de directors should be authorised
not to pressed with it.
Mr. JOHN BUCK, of London, mended the resolution.
He assayed the 311 shareholders that the opposition Mr.
Webster had gOostnly offered had bees injurious to their
latereste. (" Hear," and applause.) He was salislied that
he had not at heart the Wend of the 221., the 271.10 e., or
the 311. sharebolden; but that he had been aetuetsd by the
Duck Committee of Birkenhead—(applause)--and the in-
jury that he had dome, if sot irreparable, was of session
extent.
Mr. WYATT asked what would be the result of the with-
drawal of the bill coon the 311. shins?
The C HAIRMAN—Ez icily in the same position: the bill
did not alter it at all.
Mr. WINCH thought it an extraordinary realty t aban-
don the entire bill ; and intimated that be would consider it
his du y to °molt with those who had taken an active pert
is the opposition; and they would in all probability, if it
were practicable, tske the bill to the upper hi.tue themselves.
After some further elncussien, the resolution was put and
• rri. d enemies,. sly.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the works were programing
as rapidly es peedbls. Nearly 2,000 men were at work, tnd I
.t was the inteauon of the board to bare that portkm of the
line which was to form a juactlea with the Loudon and
North Western, at Walton viaduct, open in twelve montha.
Ho further stated it as the ',plebe ef the baud that whoa
the leading dock works at Birkenhead had been construeted,
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if the results cipated frost their completion woe
sea ed, it would be for the interest of the company to mate
*branch from Homo° to Helsby ; and, es it was a flat
emery, with se engineering impedimenta, and the land.
mom were all aerosol', there would be no difficulty in
pada; mosey to construct the line.
I. answer to questions from Mr. JACKSON,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the total liabilities of the
amalgamated Company were 804,4741. That would complete
ell the works and meet all engagements. 10,000 shares
were under notice of forfeiture, but not forfeited. The bor-
rowing power of the company was limited to one third the
amount of the Cheshire Junction capital, 1,300.0001. The
committee of the House of Quotas, on the statements of
the counsel for the opposition, rated that they had already'
eive•ded their borrowing power on the Chester and Birken-
head proper.. Mr. JACSON thought it would be well if the money
could be taken up so as to lighten the calls. This would give
a value to the property which it did not now posses. That
it was worth all paid upon it he did not doubt, but such war
the doubt and uncertainty that ,people did not know how
they stood.
Mr. BUCK mast enter his protest against borrowing. It
appeared to him ruinous that when the line yrs ;saying easy
two per eeat th y should borrow money to pay an. It wm
ter lb', interest of the company to pey off the debeatewee sa
ON 221. shares.
ne CHAIRMAN concurred in Mr. Baek's roman
The 8114,0001. would meet every liability of the etespthy.
when made up as a debtor and creditor account. 80,000?..
the Chester cad Birkenhead capful was already absorbed,
mortgaged, end the mortgageswould shortly have to be met.
From the liabilities that were to be met the House of Com-
atoas had decided that the 311. shares could not be reduced
in their nominal amount.
if,. TREVOR moved a vote of thanks to the chairman,
which was carried by acelantatioe, and the muting broke up.

MISCILLANZOIIII NEWS. Ornixo or run
81111IWINOZT AND BIIIIIINOZAIN AND SEltOPSxllta UNION
BAILWATIL—Friday last was the day fixed for the opening
of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, hom Shrewsbury to
°Angst*, and of the Shropshin Union throughout its
entire length, from Shrewsbury to Staffad. Oar corne-
=says • " as w • great day for Shrewsbury, Wel-
t ,
and Oakenstates, business bong entirely suspended
at the two latter places. Friday morning was ma fins as
mold be wished, and at six o'clock the first Shropshire
Union tosia left Shrewsbury for Stafford, without any par-
ticular display, as no steps seam to have been taken by that
company to give any eclat to the opening. Several of the
director" were in the train. The onIT mishap which occurred
was Of a tiding nature, one carnage went off the rails,
which merely occasioned • trifling delay, but no further mis-
gikieL Both lines wen remarkably smooth, and everything
pared of ia the most eatislutery manner.
?WOK RAILWAY TRA/flll—Td• following are the last
returns ef "warm receipt. at the
May-
French railways
Mearse.-17reis lay 21 to May It : Pmewmas, 177,10 M.; goods,
14==1,44.11.
MI m May to: Pmmegere, EAU ; pods,
711,711111 11144 14
EAVIDe-rfOII 29 le May !1: Ammer% U,7404. ; goods,
Sig=
IstSrem *pp to Ilay 27: Pemengers, 63,454 G; gixds,
10= total, 1 OW
Msy 19 to .llay 25: Premiers, MAUL; good"
41.7111.; tea. 74,1012.
Voseree.—Plus May 21 to May 27 : Pressogres, 29,50 X; pods,
27.1444 ; tssal, 116,11134
bovusers.—Trem May 21 to May 27 : Yeamigers, AUK; goods,
6,479 t. ; toed, 211,1411.
Inuen,--Fram May 10 to May MU lesengers, 4,190 f.; goods,
7,547 L ; t0ta1,11,9371.