The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

The Secretary having read the notice of adjournment,

Mr. Leech, the solicitor to the company, read the heads
of No. 4 bill on the list, for the amalgamation of the Leeds,
Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway Company with the
Great Northern Railway Company. He stated that the bill
was promoted jointly by the two companies for the purpose
of obtaining the sanction of Parliament to the agreements
which had already received the approval of the proprietors.
The Leeds shareholders were to receive the same rate of
dividend as the Great Northern.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the bill was approved.
The next bill was No. 5, for the amalgamation of the
West Yorkshire Railway Company with the Great Northern
Railway Company. He stated that the bill was promoted
jointly by the two companies, for the purpose of carrying
into effect arrangements lately made between them for vest-
ing the West Yorkshire in the Great Northern. The bill
provided for the exchange of £l4O of Great Northern Ordi-
nary Stock for each £lOO of the share capital of the West
Yorkshire Company, amounting to about £350,000, exclu-
sive of the debenture stock of £106,000, whioh was to be
adopted by the Groat Northern Company.
The bill was unanimously approved.
The Solicitor read the heads of No. 6 bill, to vest in the
Groat Northern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway Companies jointly, the Stockport and Wood-
ley Junction, the Stockport, Timperley, and Altrincham
Junction, the Cheshire Midland, and the West Cheshire
Railways, and for other purposes with respect to the said
four undertakings. The capital to be raised by the bill
was £125,000, and the borrowing powers were £41,600.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, a formal resolution ap-
proving the bill was adopted.

The next was bill No. 14, to authorise the construction
of railways, whereby Birkenhead and the Birkenhead Rail-
way would be connected with Liverpool. The object of the
bill was to form an improved access to Birkenhead, with
power to enter into working agreements with the Great
Northern and other companies. The solicitor said the bill
was now before the Standing Orders Committee, and might
bo approved, subject to the modification of certain clauses
in favour of the Great Northern Company.
The bill was then agreed to.

No. 16 was a bill for making and maintaining the Chester
and West Cheshire Junction Railway. There was a clause
in the bill giving the Great Northern Company running
power over a portion of the lino.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, a formal resolution ap-
proving the bill was adopted.
The next bill was No. 19, for authorising the Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company to make
a railway to Liverpool. The chief object was to make a new
railway between Manchester and Liverpool, and to enter
into working ageeements with the Great Northern and
other companies, and to authorise them to subscribe to the
capital. Then were permissive powers to enable the Great
Northern and Midland Companies to subscribe to the under-
taking, and the bill gave each of them full facilities for
traffic over the railway.
A resolution approving the bill was adopted.
The next bill submitted was No. 23, for conferring addi-
tional powers on the Midland Railway Company for the
construction of works and otherwise in relation to their own
undertaking and the undertakings of other companies. The
bill authorised the construction of a short branch line at
Newark, between the Groat Northern and Midland lines,
and was to be made and worked jointly by the two com-
panies.

The bill was approved.
Thu nut bill was No. 25, for waking a railway to bo

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called the Spilsby and Firsby Railway. The Great Northern
Company were to work the traffic on the line for 21 years,
the Spilsby Company taking two-fifths •and the Great
Northern three-fifths of the traffic for working the line.
The bill was then agreed to, and the meeting adjourned
to 2d June for the consideration of the remaining bills on
the list.

BISHOP'S CASTLE

A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at
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the Westminster Palace Hotel, Mr. Whalley, M.P., In the
chair, for the purpose of considering three bills now before
Parliament. The first was for enabling the company to
make deviations from their authorised railway, and a new
line in connection therewith ; the second bill was for autho-
rising the company to make branches to neighbouring rail-
ways ; and the third to enable the company to extend their
branch line to the Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway.
The CHAIRMAN moved formal resolutions approving the
bill.
Mr. WIDDING seconded the resolution.

Capt. JOHNS moved, and Mr. GARTSIDE seconded, an
amendment, to the effect that the bills be not further pro-
Ceeded with.

The amendment was lost upon a show of hands, where-
upon Captain Johns demanded a roll. Scrutineers were
appointed, and the meeting was adjourned to ascertain the
result.