The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-11 00:00:00

!-tIONDURAS INTEROCEANIC.—An influential meet-
" trf of merchants and others was held on Monday,
'l4 the Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall, Manchester,
in refvence to the proposed railway connecting
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Mr. E.G Squier
and a deputation from the board of directors
attended to explain the bearings of the under-
king. Among those present were Mr. J. Watts,
1-1,,e tria:vor, who presided; Mr. T Bazley, president
f)A„.' the Chamber of Commerce,. ; Mr. George Wilson.
"-r- n. Ross, Mr. G. Wolstenholme, roaster
tiatter of Sheffield ; Mr. E. "Vicars, president
?of the Sheffield Chamber of Commeree ; and Mr.
.%:,iilertnan Matthews, of Sheffield. Mr George
. :on maid he regretted very much the absence of
,'',' W. Brown, M P., the ch-drman of the directors,
'l.lO hai rendered the most eminent serviees in the
ll'''lll°tion of this railway That gentleman might
11`)t be very well known as a railway men in this
tillr,s'tY ; but it would be remembered that he was
- ,ilc arst to introduce to the notice of English
4'r'holders the Illinois railway, which was one
b the most prosperous in the world ; and it must
11, admitted that his opinion on a question eon-
"out(' with the interests of Commerce would coin-
c,. .
‘,.1, , great influence This meeting had not been
,„,1.-rd obtain shareholders, but to give the
!'"ntlettlen of Manchester the fullest information,
In
n'ereoce to the scheme, from Mr. Squier,
Previous t 0
for Aryl., ~that gentleman's immediate departure
of the'
a nel thel . Mr Scuier was the representative
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United States iu Honduras for many
f,,i, 8
Nits the originator of this railway,
ell "hide he had obtained the concession.
• of e Doan' of directors oonsisted of 17 members
tk,whotn six resided in America, seven in London,
b,. into
:evManchester, and two in Liverpool ; and he
ell he should not be exceeding his duty if he
tiaktc,4 that the present governor of the Bank of
' tat-i4,,(41'.-1 jetended to join the board, at their solidi,
i- "-o, as soon as he retired from his present
le4lPrirtarit office. Mr. Squier detailed at great
kalgth the circumstances which had brought to his,
pro°wledge the vast superiority of the route of the
AtiO'lsed railway from Puerta Caballos on the
lAoeta ie) to the Bay of Fonseca on the Pacific (a
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ttrid 147 miles), over the routes by Panama
tilt Tehuantepec ; and entered into full tray alt Tehuantepec
as to the salubrious nature of the country
e,......., .
- and ,`,!°,l, its mineral richnees and fertility,
lie the great capabilities 'cif the terminal ports.
In „Menioned that 'ale first flan of eminence
,t4„,'''ew York, v'f.ao had given his support to
- Ptese , • ,
traie
.• nt s(loeme was the great apostle of free
to fit, lti .Sl-18 United States, and formerly secretary
1)1,0'4 treasury, Mr. R. J. Walker. The route now
14',.sed vvas contemplated so long ago as the 10th
-141,7) by the Spanish government, as the future
title d communication, but the subsequent wars
tee" "lining power of Spain led to the abandon-
: e,re c'r the pr eject, The engineering difficulties
1.4 th " 116 t nearly so great as those of many railways
)44e1l United States; the terms of concession were
) More liberal than those granted in the case
Vienthne other two routes ; and Dr. Scherzer, of
tar),bia, had reported on the country as being.
kth eor Producing all the products of the tropics,
tilai, cat the aid of the abominable institution of
f1ia,,e.1)% The proposed railway would shorten-the
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lt ten trom New York to San Francisco 1.300 miles
,arty,-„,gaY's time, and it was fair to infer that it would
4.1a11,,'"' a great proportion of the travelling from the
1N,,,,i11a route, which had paid 12 per cent. The pro-
tesa b Illaxitnum cost of the line would he $lO.OOO 000
attsu`c estimated the net revenue at $3.200,000 per
,44(1 111. e The opening of the Atlantic telegraph,
1:"11,1,11'lle probable telegraphic connectie,;a from
Of ti, ° QtballOS to Havannah, would
lio4'e world in almost instants iilace that part
"Leous comrnunica
o,fiti,iii".'ith Eerope. The di'rection in New York-
le e0.,7;(1 gentlemen weT:i known in England. and
LAU CI D '
~ vouch for tt.!.e serious manner in which
'lllasrti•J'Qt had brden taken up on that side of the
1.,*(e01ti,1,.e. Mr. 'l`. Bazley proposed the fallowing
moep '°° ;--e That this meeting expresses its
Ito ;,,','ose of the importance of connecting
. I.;i:lantic and Pacific oceans, by means o f
't .r..i7b13, across the territory of the Republic
. 43,,loriduras, which will faelitate the trans-.
ieliqe of passengers, merchandise, and speeie,
ill,
oe,l- greatest certainty and regularity.' He
'apt rthe ed that it -had become a duty, on the
vt,;,, merchants and manufacturers of the
, 41,17 ester district, to assist in promoting a direct
ti4,12-I,.oication between the two gret ns, e
Ica and and the Pacific. The Mastaerocea Cutlerth of
11414 °1 seconded the resolution. Mr. E. Welkin
111' elle Present meeting had been called chiefly
~Rioric, Purpose of considering the great inter-
'''s e,3'at adVantages, and the important effect on
'it eitlrtlercial and friendly intercourse between
DQt.-Illatry and the United States, which the
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~ilet,,,'; °,' this railway would bring about. The
t-lt.k 's oad decided, at their own risk, to send
ißirie:°l-111Petent staff of English surveyors and
h'taq3,-rB. assisted by a government engineer,
ii,' eel, urinated by Lord Clarendon, to verity
. 8 ,'4ltitions, before the matter was launched
It' "li,,dl.4amercial scheme. The resolution was
-:''':s Unanimously, as were votes of thanks to
lisquier and the Mayor.
A
ntlys 4NGLIAN —Yesterday afternoon the half
3 ,rtipk,ttleling of the shareholders. of the above
eq,, 1,.,3' was held at the London Tavern, W. Bruce,
ete4,3, the chair. The report announced an
ettl' to the traffic on the half year ended 31st
Ise w'r) 1852, of £5,191 lls 61; on the half year
ha ttli)eeember, 1854, of £3 605 15s lld ; and
.„104, eLlalf year ended December, 1855, £2,476
‘ der, the heavy expenditure consequent on
: s '4Y- and dilapidations of the preced-
, it'iaeri,r,a (says the report) still augments
p11w5,;',..TE,7 expenses of the Eastern Counties
, tt) ;„,."3111pany, and has caused them considerate
Ilecpreed 50 per cent on their total receipts,
itis e44:v our revenue has again been subjected
~Iti,totlmum charge under this head ; the
p' nett amount of £13.955 is id, which,
~t,at,',.)"iclir.7, for the interest on the bonded
11',4a i'l4 oin. the A. and B shares, leaves sufficient
it,411,,, -Los per cent. per annum on the C stock.
. ae,,,, to remedy the inconvenience and labour
h, vAer)..
. ,' qr. ,‘• upon the A shares still remaining in
s vNj -IRlnal form, we have considered it
th,_ ee
ttotN ,to convert these shares into . stock..
.4, Tr, . e same "'t °Y the feeling that has prevailed in
etiettti`uPitnies as to the necessity of proving the
i4,,.1is easa of the transfer department, we have
',7,titj;' all the transfers that have been made
X;„'44((,,e°nSOlidatiOn of the stock in 1853, and
lyirl,iii"Und them to be correct. . In order to
,"e,litiftt,,."floal security for the correctness of this
) 'l'sil ' Part of the company's business, we
t, 'a tl,
t•'4' tliQe at from the corianiencement of this year
1,1,.t!',:k ,iite should be issued without the signs-
e •al rector whose duty it will be to inves-
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ke4 „orreetness of the documents before
415 name. The report was adopted.

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',),11;1 fqdy ~ONPLAGRATIOINT AT GREENOCK.—G"SM
IV, 4y
deers 'l,, ntht —This evening an extensive fire broke
tltt orgnsons' Sqg it Refinery, Inverkip street,
ettlit! o14(1 'clock the premises were totally cowunned.
.t (led that property to the extent of £40,000 has
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1,1,c111',11514 i 4 11,48 just been given to Russian officers to
4tti,bl kleed clothes when not on duty. This innovation
,:hiVt, considerable sensation in Russia, where a
tie_ °ltch a permission would have been utterly
11 -kb linwelnsiia is now the only country where officers
Ivol:A041114 to appear out of uniform.
FISHING FEAT.--. 1110 Kelso Hail says
tit,4'Y feat was perfo-med by Mr. William
t, la,lpart the J3urnfoot, on Thursday last, in Sunlaws
olvq;th,qf Teviot. Mr. Purves went out in the
ryes tt`i 4,11. e day, and after filing for three hours,
tA, %I. 4P tOveighing 1201 b. What was most remark-
:,l% 'is large creelful was captured with seven
.I')t e eraseav weight of the fish killed was 151 b.
Pie L
-OR CANDIDATES. —lt is not unnatural,
qt, ihn eleetion contest, in which jockey and sable
tre beettg,ka unusual degree, that the candidates
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,x,Bll 4 look din the mouth." Mr. Merry was
1,11.1,1
1) Milne charger, rising forty, while Mr.
Xl,t circled as having reached the allotted verge
Pth6l4l a, We understand that the ages of the
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1,41 respectively fifty two and fifty nine