The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-11 00:00:00

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MEETING OF LIBERAL MEMBERS AT
LORD J. RUSSELL'S.—(THIS DAY.)
This day a meeting of Liberal Members of Parlia-
ment was held at Lord John Russell's residence in
Chesham-place. Although the meeting
as called
for twelve. the proceedings did not commence until
one o'clock. A great number of persons assembled
in front of the Noble Lord's residence, to see the
Members arrive. The attendance was very numerous.
The following is a correct list of the names of the
Members present :
Thomas Alcock, A. Anderson, Sir A. Armstrong, R
B. Armstrong, C. Anstey, John Bagshrpa% Right Hon.
M. T. Baines, M. T. Bass,J. Bell, R. M. Bellew, Hon.
H. Berkeley. C. G. Berkeley, R. Bernal, Sir I'. Birch, R
J. Blewitt, John Bright, J. Brotherton, H. Brown, Wm.
Brown, Edward H. Banbury, P. S. Butler, Sir E. Buxton,
J. B. Carter, Hon. C. Cavendish, G. 11. Cavendish, Wm.
Chaplin, Sir William Clay, James Clay, Colonel Clif-
ford, Richard Cobden, Sir T. Colebrooke, Wm. Collins,
Hon. Wm. Cowper. R. Crowder, L. Dawes, lion. T.
V. Dawson, Sir C. Douglas, George Duff, James Duff,
Sir J. Duke, George Duncan, T. S. Duncombe, Sir
T. Dundas, Viscount EbringtOD, John Ellis, Hon. G.
Eliot, Viscount Enfield, Sir De Lacy Evans, William
Ewart, John Fergus, Hon. G. W. Fitawilliun. Captain
Fordyce, Matthew Forster, Hon. J. W. Fortescue, C.
Fortescue, W. J. Fox, C. Geech, 114.,•ht Hon. T. M.
Gibson, G. C. Glyn, C. Grenfell, G. W. Grenfell,
Sir George Grey, R. W. Grey, Lord R. Grosvenor,
Sir Benjamin Hall, J. A. Hardcastle, Richard Harris,
Alexander Hastie, W. G. Hayter, T. E. Headlam,
Edward Heneage, James Heywood, Lord Marcus
Hill, C. Hindley, T. B. Hobhouse, T. Law Hodges, R.
Hollond, Lord G. Howard, Hon. C. Howard, Sir R.
Howard, Joseph Hume, E. Hutchins, James Kershaw,
Right Hon. H. Labouchere, J. H. Langston, Sir C.
Lemon, G. C. Lewis, Hon. G. Littleton, James Lock,
C. Lushington, W. A. Mackinnon, John Mackie, the
O'Gorman Mahon, R. D. Mangles, J. G. Marshall,
William Marshall, John Martin, Colonel Matheson,
Right Hon. Fox Manle, Viscount Melgund, Robert
Milligan, T. A. Mitchell, George Moffatt, Sir W.
Molesworth, David Morris, Francis Mowatt, M. J.
O'Connell, S. C. H. Ogle, William Ord, Lord Alfred
Paget, Lord Charles Paget, Lord George Paget, John
Parker, F. Peel, Edward Pendarvea, Robert Perfect, Sir
C. Philips, Francis Pigott, W. Pinney, W. M. Power,
Sir R. Price. John L. Ricardo, E. R. Rice, J. A. Roe-
buck, Colonel Romilly, Lord John Russell, Hastings
Russell, Captain Scobell, G. P. Scrope, H. D
Seymour, Lord Seymour, R. D. Shaft°, Earl
Shelburne, Right Honourable R. V. Smith, M.
T. Smith, John B. Smith. Sir William Somerville,
Hr my Spearman, W. E. C. Stansfield, Sir George
Staunton, Edward Strutt, Admiral Stewart, H. W.
Tancred, R. J. Tennent, Colonel Thompson, George
Thompson, Thos. Thornely, John Townley, Richard
Townley, Captain Townsend, G. Trail, J. S. Trelawney,
Right Hon. H. Tufncll, Lord H. Vane, Hon. C. P.
Villiers, C. B. Wall, Sir J. Walmsley, Colonel Wat-
kins, B. M'Gie Wilcox, Wm. Williams, Sir H, Wil-
liamson, Jame:. Wilson, Sir Charles Wood, Sir W. P.
Wood, W. B. Wrightson, James Wyld, Marmaduke
Wyvill.
Sir Alexander Cockburn was prevented from at-
tending the meeting by severe indisposition.
Lord John Russell urged upon the meeting the
expediency of bringing the Government to an imme-
diate issue on the question of free trade.
It is understood that Lord John Russell's course
was not adopted without previous consultation with
the most eminent members of the present Oppo-
sition.

The Noble Lord was throughout received most
warmly, and the only discussion arose on the ex-
pediency of simultaneously pressing the Cabinet to
declare its views on Parliamentary Reform.
We believe that the prevailing feeling of the meet-
ing was i❑ favour of in the first instance concen-
trating the efforts of the Liberal party on the preser-
vation of free trade.
We hear that Mr. Villiers will invite the Govern.
ment to explain their intentions on this momentous
subject on Monday evening.—_Erening Paper.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD
ILAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly general meeting of the sharehol-
ders of this company was held this afternoon, at the
Euston Station ; S. Morton Peto, Esq., M,P., chairman,
presiding.
On the motion for affixing the seal of the company
to the register,
Mr. CaAnocx inquired whether the register was
open to the inspection of the shareholders ?
The CH kIRNIAN said the directors did not think they
were justified in showing the respective holdings of
the shareholders, and, as' he was at present advised,
he should decline to allow the inspection of the regis-
ter ; but a list of the shareholders could be seen in
the company's office.
Mr. CRADOCK observed that the Court of Queen's
Berch had decided that the shareholders had a right
to demand an inspection of the register.
Attrr a short discussion an amendment was made
by Mr. CRADOCF, that the sr al be not affixed, but it
was 'o3t on a show of hands. _ _ _

•• - -
The following is an abstract on of the report which
was submitted to the meeting
The a at-meat of accounts forwarded to the share-
holders. views that the net earnings of the lino during
the half-year ending the 31*c of December last, have
amounted to 47,7101. 10s. 10d.; the most satisfactory
feaeure in those accounts being, that the packet s: r-
'ice, which has hitherto been worked at a loss
for the sake of the traffic which the steam-vessels
brought to the railway, has yielded, after pay-
ment of the working charges, 3,115/. 9s. 7d. during the
period.under review, which amount includes the sum
of 312/. 3'. 21., received as salvage for services rendered
to the Yorkshire, merchantman, wrecked off Holyhead.
The settlement with the Post-office has now been com-
ple,ed, by an allowance to the company of 2,050/. 12-.
10d. for the two months not included in Mr. Roebuck's
award; which amount, with 23,128/. adjudged to them
by that gentleman, gave the company 30,1781. 124. 103.
for tae entire service performed. But the ler;er amount
of 35 0001. calculated upon the basis of what the
company would have been entitled to under the con.
tract, having been paid in advance by the General Post-
office, it became necessary to refund to that department
the difference between that sum and 30,1781. 12s. 10:1.
(or 4,021/. 73 23.), and the same has been deducted
from the receipts of the several period* to which the
over-payment in question relates. Upon the same prin-
ciple the amount due to this company on account of the
reduction of charge for locomotive power by the London
end North-Western Company has been disposed of, and
the sum (1,5531. 16s. 3d.) credited to the period to which
is belongs. By means of these arrangements, and by
the adjustmect of outstanding liabilities on traffic ac-
count, the directors have been able to close accounts
which had been inconveniently kept open.
_ " The accounts exhibit a net balance of 24,527/. 53. 2d.,
from, which the directors recommend the payment of a
halt-yearly dividend of Ss. ed. per share en the first
prt-fereneeres. Ycur directors have deemed it
necessary for the protection of your interests, to seek
Parliamentary powers for the construction of an exten-
sion of the line
Bill introdue,adn
from Chester to Birkenhead. In the
for this purpose, they have also sought
release from
her Majesty's annual payments to the Commissioners of
embankment
utwoo and Forests, on account of slope of
nower to convert lethweayd-bridge and Stanley Sands, and
into stock, guaranteed bebenture debt of the company
By th.y.athe London and North• We-
s arrangement, it
sanctioned by the
triat they should be able
to borrow
the directors do not doubt
eozirroaw the sum uo w repesented
by the debentures of the
company. upon such terms as
would considerably reduce the
rsent heavy amount of
which forms the first charge
of
the line. it, ferring to the resolution of
interest, the earnings
the general
meeting of March in last year, and the report then pre-
proprietors, as to the establishment
sented to the
hotel iu the neighbourhood of Bangor and of an
the Britannia-
bridge, your directors hey() frequently had under their
consideration the best m inner ot effecting the Object of
the resolution, without using the capital of the company,j‘
and feeling that the establishment and raaintenanee of
the proposed hotel will he of very great value to the in-
terests of this comPan3h
they are prepared to assist par-
ties who may embark in that undertaking, by allowintt a
per centage to them on all traffic brought to or from the
hotel. In the report of the resident enigineer (hereto at-
tached) the works in progress and the state of the railway
are satisfactorily mentioned. The arrears of calls on the
501. shares amounted, on the 31st December last, to
36,6391. Since that date payments have been made,
and others may be expected to the extent of 5,3011 103.,
reducing the arrears to 31,3371. lOs.
this sum, 591 shares, upon which With respect to
°0,2.151. remained un-
paid, have been already forfeited; and notices of for-
feiture have been given to the holders of all the remain-
ing shares. The directors now request your confirma-
tion of a resolution of their board, declaring these 366
shares forfeited. They also solicit your authority to dis-
pose of these shares in such a manner as they may deem
advisable. Mr. W. Jackson, 11. P., and the Hon. A.
Kinnaird, directors, and Mr. John Lambert, auditor,
retire by rotation. These gentlemen being eligible,
offer themselves for re-election."
The engineer's report is as follows :
"I beg to report, for your information, that the branch
to Port Penrhyn was opened for the slate traffic, from
Colonel Pennant's quarries, the beginning of this year,
and lie is now snaking extensive alterations at the port
for the traffic. Th© works of the Holyhead Extension,
including the jetty, cattle landing, and loading places
2ul, sidings, and the coal loading machine, are now
ready for traffic, and the goods shed on the jetty will be
ready next week. The goods sheds, and other works at the
various intermediate stations, ordered for the full develop-
ment of the local truffle, have been finished, and the sidings, I
Sec , for the through traffic, are in hand, and will be
fiuished by the lot of Mary next. An engine was taken
over the Bangor anti
ca
Dinorwig, on the Ist i narvon Railway, as far as Port
en instil, and the slate traffic from Mr.
Smith's quarries
that the line to Care:ll:tete". to-day. I fully expect
cliddiveconfeymill be finished, and ready
for traffic, by the
The permanezt
way, rarks, and stations both of oth of the main line and
branch railways, are in
geed order and condition."
An abstract of the accounts has been already pub-
lished in The Sun.
Melt it his
The CHAIRMAN said, in tnovincy the
adoption
of
th
el d_e
account and the re;rtt,
duty oirJr
BRC;:i remarks in elucidation othetn, and also such in-
les to the whole site of the company's