Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-28 00:00:00

did not,
mice to it was

acquainted with the- various, points which were brought
out in those discussions. Mr: King had said they were
always looking after-the Liverpool traffic, but he would
ask them what. woule they have been were it not for the
Liverpool traffic ? He went ow to say that they de-
rived very little profit from the traffic to Manchester,
because of the distance they had to travel. A great deal
of money had been spent to get into the manufacturing
districts, and ;were they frein,?; to stop now at such a
juncture, he would ask ? 'ey had better Frive up all idea
of great dock exttnsion unless they provided this branch.
It was held by those in high authority, and at the head of
great companies .that it was-necessary they should have
pow•er to compete with the other side in the traffic to Man-
chester, and it WeS admitted by their late manager that
they:tould do the Liverpool business as well there as they
could do it themselves. With regard to the expenditure,
the parliament gave film, years to. carry out what the bill
would recommend, and there was not a landOWner on the
line who was. opposed to an arrangement ; and they
should have time to carry, the bill through parliament and
not, wait tili4 the last, as in that case it might not cost
so much, as- there was always an extra expenditure in
getting a bill • httriedly throngh parliament. If that.
meeting would put the•veto on the directors in their
endeavour to . get this. branch line, it would give them
the greatest blow over the line recaved n The
board •of directors: were perfectly naa iTonss
on this question, atulthe
ther • o I
did hope they Woukl: not listen
y every
to the sweet voices of, those who
ainned find•
half-year-for the purppse of carping a mg fault.
A sharekolder.moved as an amendment that, such por-
tions of the bill as.related.
and the, other branches, be taken ont
to the extensiomof,the line at
Ilooton.and
of the bill for the.present session of parliament.
Tho.amendment was seconded by Mr. King,., and re-
ceived with applause,
The Chairmanagain spoke on behalf of,:the bill, and
urged upon the-shareholders to reject the amendment.
M. Holdenerst said he would endorsethe remarks of the
chairman, and; stated that if they wo4il carry the
amendment, arwould be the most suiadll, act they ever
The amendment was put to the meeting, and lost by a
large majority, and the original motieni.was accordingly
carried..
On the motion of Mr. Ring.
passed to.the chairman and dir
then, hroke, up

'Cite of thanks was

ors, and the meeting

Ra,..,l37:cent. per an:
V 443 dividend onumit.lie stock of the North British
tht 13-• Y Company is officially announced at the rate of
Sir babe Pakington's speech, on. Friday night, on the
roxy estimates, is generally praised by the morning
papers as being clear, business-like, and, straightforward.
The meeting of the Iron, Screw Collier Company, on
Friday, did not terminate with any satisfactory results..
it was stated that the directors had used every means to
dispose of the ship, but without success, owing to the
present depressed state of 'the ship.pin,r property.
The result of the poll demanded at the meeting of the
London and North-Western Railway Company, last
week, was declared on Friday, For the motion, 7,214
votes, representing above three and a-quarter millions of
stocit'; for the amendment 435 votes, representing
£122,937 stock.
A CROP OF APPLES IN FEBRUARY.—On Saturday
last, Mr. John Tyson, of Gosforth, basket-maker
owner of, being
1 at Guards, in Netherwasdale, Mr. Jackson, the
"'asfond of apples.
as if in
the property, inquired of him if be
. On answering in the affirmative, Mr. Jackson
Tof-saresrowing
into the orchard, where, to his utter astonishment, he
having pulled until
season of the year.
1 tfhlilmd oautinhosotf Aspulgensndit.d. "Mori!.
he was satisfied, considered cinotonsidaecreeoaluitthehtereat of no o..dinary
Character,
- —Cumberland Parquet