The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-05 00:00:00

RE PORT.

We have carefully examined the lists of shares ita
who were present at the meeting of shareholderstio
the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jll?e'so- a
Railway Company, on the 28th day of February last' re'
who rendered their votes, and we find that-4 sneg,
holders, holding £10,471 of stock, and entitled to 98 ch°oB•
rendered their votes for Mr. Birley's resolution ; 17 8'.1495
holders, holding £17,630 of stock, and 'entitled Mat,
votes, rendered their votes for Mr. Taunton's ametlatter
and against Mr. Birley's motion. We also find, or
careful examination (and register of some proxies as Were
gular, or having been lodged too late), that proxies :cap;
duly lodg d .at the office by 52 shareholders, 11.°,:thst
288,338 of stock, and entitled to 1,976 votes, anund" for
the said proxies were against Mr. Birley's motion. 3;001
Mr. Taunton's amendment. We therefore find that 'iesr
have been recorded by shareholders present, by Prn;ol6
for Mr. Taunton's amendment, to the amount of APvt;,clt,
of stock, and for Mr. Birley's resolution. £10,471 °fB"atoi-
-majority in stock, £345,547 for Mr. Taunton's ?")-t 10
ment, and against Mr. Birley's resolution. teen'MaP
votes, 2,374. We think it right to state, that our f.
hold° •
tion has been called to a statement made by a share- ;,4 et
that Mr. Birley's name does not appear on the regis"oo
shareholders, and, having examined the list put 113„et° the
hands, we have not been able to find his name Itulo'D
registered proprietors.
March 4, 1857 e E. G. SALISBURY 6.4Y-P' •

'}Scrutio.
A. J. RING,
,a #
The Chairman then declared Mr, Taunton's eTgetndacir
meat carried, and in doing so, stated the amount 01 ',so
possessed by the directors, as compared by those
voted for Mr. Birley's motion. be
Mr. Gillow then expressed the regret he felt ,the
heard of the proceedings which had taken Place,et the
meeting on Saturday, from which it appeared t" 3b tie
board was divided into two sections, which was ree't
be regretted, and would therefore suggest tharais°
,
committee should be appointed, to consist of the the
and four shareholders, to take into considerati",,n to"
state of the affairs of the company and report there' tbe
an adjourned meeting. He would do that fo, raj to
purpose of seeing if some steps could not be deg'so-0 to
have the board better constructed. He then went flea
say that he believed no railway could be Prilre
conducted unless they had some paid directors to tita' floe
sole management of the affairs into their 11110.1,0119
devote their time to nothing else, and report occasr-ores
to the unpaid directors, who should not have ae9 sorest
in either the London and North Western, or the
es 10
Western Railway or any other railway. It wa were
opinion that if the affairs 'of that coronae/ 5 per
properly managed, the shareholders would receive otber
cent, without joining or amalgamating with erlo
that
company. He concluded by moving a resolutie joss
the chairman and four shareholders should be aPPilf the.,
a committee to take into consideration the atraira ;peril
company, and to see how the board could be Pr
constructed. old"
Mr. Lloyd said he did not see how the motion eslectof°'
entertained, as, by the act of parliament, the dir
Shat
s could only retire by rotation. „at
Gillow thought that if a committee repreee-r,uld s-
it was desirab'e the directors should retire, he
see how they could resist such a recommendation• be he"
Mr. Mills seconded the motion, He stated that,. tsere,
no confidence in the directors, and said tharart or
must be some dereliction of duty on their or 'tile;
on the part of the officers of the comnarl' ?Pirlel .0
Mr.
would not have permitted the Rev. tba
have appeared in that room and make a reeti,°;„l3;la
he was not a shareholder. For his part, be he"-being
directors were actuated by party feelings,
f tvoar of the Great Western, and others of the ;
a) tsa
North Western companies. (Cries of " Name' ;eyed date
not make that as a personal remark, but ,he be .14001 ,
some
non did
it was the case, and that he should be able to seu
f thoepie
%t,
it. Having reviewed some of the transactions
pany with reference to the attempts that had been be ,f 0
have it amalgamated with some other comPloPtue
pressed it as his opinion that the trade along