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London, England, 1852-08-13 00:00:00

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of smaller companies, and to grant independent

powers to them.
In this view of the matter, which, apart from other
considerations, seriously affects the practicability of that
scheme, your board are mistaken in supposing that the
directors of this company consider. absolute amalgama-
tion of the two undertakings to be tne only, or even the
better mode, of attaining that desirable result, viz , ces-
sation from costly strife and distracting disputes.
On the „pulley, it is our deliberate opinion that it
would not he deemed consistent with the policy of the
present times, to commit to the hands of one large com-
pany such an wadivided control and power over the
publics traffic of nearly one-half of England, whi
growing requirements of the trade of this country ne-
cessitate an extension, rather than the limitation, of
means of accommodation upon existing railways.
Stich being the conviction of this board with respect
to the views of the Legislature, involving consequently
the rejection by Parliament of any Bill :or the absolute
amalgamation of oar two companies, even although
guarded by some general protection to the public, you
will not be surprised to find that we cannot consent to
imperil the applications to Parliament in another session
for carrying out our existing agreements with the two
Shrewsbury companies (specifically alluded to in your
letter to me), for which Btils have been already passed
by the House of Commons, and which were only arrested
at the end of the session in the Lords, by a standing.
order of that House, which has since been modified, and
may at any time be suspended to meet a case of public
necessity.
We tare aware that your propoaition professes to deal
with that question, by sugge,Oing that your comp any, a 3
well as the Great Western Campany have entered into
agreements with the two Shre wsbury companies; that
proprietors of those companies are to have the choice of
either agreement, and that a Bill for each object is
to
proceed simultaneously with that for the general ems!
gametion of our two companies. Permit me to observe,
however, that the effect of the preposition, as you have
made it, would simply be to enable the London and
North-Western Company to convert an offer, alleged to be
made by them to certain parties acting in their interests,
and connected with the two Shrewsbury companies, of
nominally higher terms, but wholly inconsistent with the
actual agreements previously entered into by those com-
panies, into en implied honourable engagement, which
cou!ci thereby practically have the advantage of super-
seding the Great Western alliance, as it were, by consent
—so that if Parliament should subsequently decline to
sanction the amaleamation of our two companies upon
public grounds, or if ycur shareholders should disagree
to it, the proprietors of the Great Western Company
would discover, when it was too late, that our agreement
had been supplanted by yours, and that all the trAllo to
or from places north of I,Yolverhampton had been diverted
from their railway over the London and North-Western
lines, owing to our want of foresight, told having fen
into the mistake of adopting a proposition, to whicn it
may be found impossible to give practical Effect,
pajn_cl,
which would therefore prove suicidal to the interests
our company. of this
These cis idera:ion3 mies deter the directors
company from gszeating to the general condition's pro-
my
posed hi your letter t) me, even
iftnethnehad onebeen satterm3
ie-
npon which you offer the tun,ig eman_
ac
quaint you,
factory, which, however, I am requested
i 3 by no means the ca.:"
"We think it, for obvious repecohns, superfluous to dwell
t is merely adverted to
at pseseet upon that topientwt e
„ h beard from any se '
for the purpese of geardree , , . ,p-
-en the vaius.,,wnien year tweeters ap-
posed acquit,ecence
in the p.rop,aocrtions now current in tee
pear to asetteee
market; regartilese tie that laity eomPanY has not
y,t;
reeei,,d free, theirr
,no,:eft..ern lines a tingle pat.
sengsr or ton of ,s.tooe, &an, scarcely. derived any
tee ',Ante tees lose, only partially
advantage from
own company have had fer
your
openc
e • aithou..gh
long ti„, the development and almost exclusive adven-
tage over their lines of ell the trafiie &tem the north of
Eav,land and Ireland.
It is to be remarked also, that year suggestion of con-
vening forthwith a Wheeeeliffe meeting to sanction the
introdncjon of an Amalgamation fill irate, the House of
Lords, is quite inconsistent, with the terms of the sand-
ing order itself, which requires the submission cf the
Bill to the meeting, us it may have been amended in the
House
of Commons; and this would kayo it quite open
to your proprietors to refuse the neeroval of the Bill in
such amended form, if from any cause they shall con-
sider that the main object of destroying our Shrews-
be ry alliance had been already attained, or that it would
be otherivise prejudicial to their interests to proceed
ewith the Bill, upon such submission of it at a Wham-
V. 1113 meeting.
Having thus represented to you the precise grounds
why this board cannot, untier existing circumstances,
adopt the scheme for an alse;slu,o mien of interests, at
all events unless it be accompanied by positive security
against the evil censequence3 appieheneed by us. and
upon terms more equitable to the proprietors of this
company, I am reqeetted to assure you that the dime-
tore are perfectly willieg atid ready to enter into an
amicable arrangement upon some other cenditons, wnlch
may be mutually and equally protective and adeauta-
gains to bath c pan ies.
1. We submit that this may be accomplished most se-
curely by undertaking that all opposition shall cease on
both sides to the periormenee, of actual agreements into
which either company may have entered, the bond fides
of which, in case of dispute' may be decided by as
amicable snit in a Court of Equity, on condition that
equal charges, within the rates prescribed by Parliament,
for all traffic to or from places to which both companies
shall convey passengers or goods by the two independent '
systems!, shall be agreed upon, and that no obstruction
or impediment shall be given by either company to
the public desirous of using the railway of the other
company.
2. That, if the London and North-Western Company
should desire it, some fixed appointment between the
respective companies of the nett proceeds of all such
trafaa after making a full and liberal allowance for the
coat of matragiug and conveying it, shall be determined
by an arbitration of three noblemen or gentlemen of high
standing, to be previously selected.
3. That the companies in alliance either with the
Landon and North-Western, or with the Great Western
Company, be invited to join in the agreement for equal
charges; with the proviso that if the attempt to arrange
fails it shall not affect any existing agreements.
4. That a general committee, consisting of equal
numbers from the London and North-Western and Great
Western boards, be forthwith appointed to carry the ar-
ragement into effect, and to determine any matters bear-
ing upon the general interests or proceedings of the two
bodies not specially provided for, and to refer all differ-
ences to similar arbitration.
The effect of such arrangement, we conceive, will be
to to the public two distinct lines of rail Way, to
ar o
rd ample scope to the traffic of all districts, and to
allow a full development of the mineral and manufac-
turing resources of the country without obstruction or
h
hindrance. It will secure to the proprietors
restrainedproprietors fairly re-
munerative rates for their ca
Parliamentary already,Pl by the
maxi-
mum charges, and will admit of a justa tevceornyomloywt, aaa-
rying oa the business of both lines
distracting the attention or interfering
efficiently, without
respon-
sibilities of the respective boards with the
providing for the accommodation of thmeanpaguebrice,ntanind
maintaining the value of the property committed to their
charge.
the
I will thank you to submit to your board
directors this propo-
sition, as an alternative plan, to
which
are ready to give a prompt
of
rs
this company rapt ",
and faithful
adherence, after learning that it cell be made acceptable
to the Lamson and North-Western Comp,ny. .
As the nature of
asters on
your proposal to us appears already
to have transpired, we purpose submitting the corre-
dence to the general meeting of our propr
piton
Thursday next, ,13
order to remove doubts all doub . . as to our
respective views upon this important question.
I remain, my deer Sir, yours very faithfully,
(Signed) C. RUSSELL, Ctairman.
To George Carr Glyn, Esq.t Chairmau of the
Loudon
Loudon and North-Western tiaiiw Com-
pany, Euston-Splare.
The accounts were also taken as read.

SUPPEESsION OF AN °ILAN- PROCESSION IN LI-
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r
VEaroot..—A few days ago the walls of,
Loyal Oangernen"
carded with an announcement that the '
Liverpool were pla-
f the battle of
intended to walk in precession through the town yesterday,
the 12th of August, in commemoration
battle of the
Anghrim. They intended to have had theiro annual proces- i
Sion on the 12th of July, the anniversary of the
i duced by 1
Boyne, but as tha excitement in the town- from the recent
political contest was still very great they were
t_hewp.rno._
their leaders to abandon the usual pageantry undern
tale that they should walk en the 12th of the folio I
ng 1
month. The recent occurrences at Stockport and in the nor`
of Ireland, combined with the fact that the last procession in
Liverpool iverpool was attended with fatal consequences, caused con-
apprehension in the minds of the peaceably dis-
poonsevird inhabitants,ednay and magisterial interference was solicited.
an official notice was issued stating that as 1
the mayor'st
prow
al, received information, on oath, that the pro-
posedtiera'l:°ll would cause a breach of the peace, he had
custody arhe
attempted
chief constable to take all persons into
wit hstanding, determined
to join it. The orangemen, not-
they met in
corated with thei7onnP
ermined to assemble; and yesterday morn-
ings, in various parts of the town, de-
however, were pa„,:ange scarfs, ribands, &c. Their numbers,
disposi- ion of the police,
from augmenting by the excellent
sisted by a steadily de4eme, who, armed and mounted, and as-
Awnedfing rain, speedily dispersed them.
few of the leaders
trot
locked up for a short time, but
were released on their
boys." Had it not been formtliising to go home like " good
the authorities, a serious collialsoPnrornpt measures adopted by
between the processionists
and the Irish Roman Catholic residents here would have been
unavoidable.
FORRIGN CATTLE.- The fo,u,
°.
17In
foreign cattle have taken place in „laeg arrivals of
, from Tonningen
sheep , the
Conti-
nental States. The steam-ship Nepttirreytrom the
39 bead of oxs' an.,,c1,158
has ought 246 head of oxen and cow
from N' en
--"" cow'p 12
tha William Penn, _ lea Die _ ~., and 4
Tiger, from Tonningen, 2
sheep ; --- 42 calves, and 112 sheep P, &3 head of
oxen and cows.,
of oxen and cows, 38;c111,,,ea Lion, from
Harlingen, 162 head
350 pigs; the Giraffe, 9577 sheep,
lb lambs, 2 horses, and
d cattle, 600 sheep, from
and 296 Potter_
dam, 132 head of borne
83 head of oxen and n lambs;
the Ranger, From BreMen,
89
head of oxen and cows; t"
Adonis, from Rotterdam,cows, 44
165 lambs; the Magnet, from Am
calves, 692 sheep, and .
1 calf, and 985 sheep; the st,a.
atezdam, 62 oxen and cows, - ,
horned cattle, 304 eh r-n-
Dordrecht, from Dordt, 79 head of . ,
yr from Ro ee.
'
15 calves, and 107 lambsthe Raineo f ,
Holland,tter-
Den-
mark,dam, 149 calves; the whole the produce o
and the Hanseatic States. Tae i whole of the above
n nor t of London
arrivals of foreiqn cattle took place in 1.-h- c
alone on Monday last The returns of the importation 01
live stock from abroad during the last week show a great
iev
in-
crease on previous Supplies of this nature; but it is bel
that the number brought on the Fret day of the present
week, amounting collectively to 1,150 oxen and COPT3, 4,5.'2
sheep, 573 lambs, ..5)
pigs, and 289 calves, making a total
of 6,914 head of stock, has never been eq ualled in catent
ot F U. 1%; i solviiit4irst introduction of foreign cattle Into this country.
..
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4.../$-:-.,LJ . tiatlklagi, and to a,nnonace, 'hit Sr.a Macaulay's h
iIY ,'f--1 si nod I,4lesuelt. a state as to
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,/ Utith
Permit the hope of his being
early day."
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