The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-03 00:00:00

RAILWAY I.N TELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND isirj----14,„
the Chester
Eustoia-square, to
The adjourned special reeei`."-(11-WESTERN.
held a esterday at the railway ing of this eemPanY was
consider a Bill to enable
Railway Company to extend their Chester and Holyhead
head, to amend the Acts rele, railway to Birken-
for other purpo3es; Mr. cr. c."'x,:!g to the company, and
Mr. STEWART, the secretary 'Yu, ALP., in the choir.
convening the meeting, and the resolution
read the advertisement
moat to that day. " resolution for adjourn-
The CHAIRMAN stated that the
to transact was to approve or
„e ,only business they had
motel by the Chester and aeiv'ltuerwise of a Bill pro-
to enable the latter to extend '
their railway to Birken-
otherßailway Company
of the Bill was for an extension
neeth") the company, and for
,at, although the title purposes. lie explai
authorizing such ex-
ginally contemplated, the clans: Birkenhead, as ori-
tension bad, after the exs,mple
apated that the only
North-Western Company, bee, c'f the London and
for the present session. He struckthee out of the Bill
portions of the Bill directly
effect that the London and Nortw-
of the shares were clauses Nos. 14, 15, and 16"tiug
number meeting of
of the new shares
Theythwiserceomtopatnhye
the vote of three-fifths of an extraxt estern Company by
that company may take any
not exceeding one-half to
the provisions of this Act; by such vote to
created under
the holders of all or any part of the none, to guarantee to
created interest or dividend not exeeenew shares to be
per annum; the London and North.weding per cent.
to have power to nominate an additional
Company
Chester and Holyhead Railway in u„.l director to the
100,000/. stock which the London ell'apect of every
Company .shall so contribute, and also to ''orth-Western
the managemeut of that railway, u_take a share in
moving the following resolution:— u Concluded by
" Tnat the Bill now proposed and read t, ~
be, and the same is, hereby approved, eui‘:e We meeting
modifications and alterations as shall
be "t to such
by Parliament and assented to by the d. read° therein
company." 'rectors of this
The Hon. P. S. PrEanErosT seconded t
which was put and unanicaoualy adopted. he motion,
In reply to a question, it was stated that th
reference to the agreement with the Birkenhead ematter in
Cheshire Junction Railway Company was and
at present in
abeyance.
The meeting then separated.

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BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CuEsainE JuNe.
TIMr. Christopher reported from the committee
that the new works, power tto, construct which
from quantity
the
,od.isboy_ the eomplinsysoouutghotf
The length
of the line from Bridge-end to
.Poulten.nn,_seacorabe,
is 3 miles 46 chains, and 0f the branch therefrom to Lis-
card, 2 miles 28 chains.
striking iisouti in
o
150, and the snit:Hest radius o a curve lti chains.
er reported The s It is
intended to cross on a level three roads,
of land required is 50i scrcß, andt, the estiustited cost of
the works 140,000/. Mr. LI. Ito ertson and Ur. Douglas
branch
Committee were satisfied of the fitness, in
an engineer-
ing point of view, of the proposed works.
were the engineers examined in support_ of the Bain.
The
anaselludßecdpsuthießEpruesNmloblNe.—ofmThey had
much thereof as related to the construction of
to the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal at Norton.
Committee that in the case of this company's Bill, to
construct a branch canal, the promoters had
Committee that it was not their intention to
stated to the
proceed
further with the measure.
CHESTER AND HOLDIEAD.—Mr. Christopher re-
!: Billo