The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-22 00:00:00

SHROPSHIRE UNION.

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A special meeting of this company was held yesterday at
Shrewsbury, to consider a bill now before Parliament. The
Earl of Fowls presided.
The CHAIRMAN said, they were met, in pursuance of the
standing order of the House of Lords, to give their approval
to the bill before Parliament for reducing the capital of the
company, after its passage through the House of Commons.
The Solicitor, (Mr. Barnwell) read the marginal notes of the
bill, the object of which is to reduce the capital from 201. per
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share to 6/. 10s., the amount already paid up, to alter
scale of voting, and also to amend the existing acts relating
to the company.
Ou the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. TOOTAL, a
formal resolution, approving of the bill, was agreed to nem,

dis.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY
BILLS.
EASTERN COUNTIES (STATION ENLARGEMENT.)
Sir J. DucawoaTu reported from the sub-committee on this
(re-committed) bill that they had amended the preamble of it,
by striking out so much thereof as relates to the proposed
branch to the river Nene, the promoters of the bill being de-
sirous of abandoning the construction of such branch, and had
made further amendments iu the bill.
HORNCASTrIE AND NIRSSTSAD.
Sir J. Ducawoara reported from the committee on this (re-
committed) bill that they had made further amendments
thereunto.
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tained in the bill, and found the same tooribtesutruniell
BILNAIiscE7LEE reported from the committee that they had
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examined the allegations contained in the preamble of the
bill, but the same had not been proved to their satisfaction.
STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEY-BRIDGE.
Mr. INGHAM reported from the sub-committee that the pro-
posed capital of the company is 150,0001., and the amount of
loan 50,0001, The 41 shareholders who may be considered as
having a local interest in the line have subscribed 59,3601.,
and the amount subscribed by 20 other parties being share-
holders is 54,3001. The length of the line is 10 miles 6i
chains, and the cheapest gradient on it is 1 in 60. There is
one tunnel on the line 40 yards in length, 28 feet in breadth,
and 20 feet in height. It is intended to cross on the level
one road. The estimated cost of the railway is 150,0001., and
the quantity of land required 92i acres. The committee aro
satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the-
proposed railway.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK, YORK AND NORTH
MIDLAND, AND LEEDS NORTHERN COMPANY'S AMAL-
GAMATION.
Mr. DIVETT reported from the sub-committee that the ob-
ject of the bdl is to dissolve the York and North Midland and
Leeds Northern Railway Companies, and to vest their under-
takings iu the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Com-
pany, and to authorise such united company to make work-
ing arrangements with the Malton and Driffield Railway Cnite om.
with such ud
pany, and the amalgamation of that company
company. The committee have decided to recommend the
amalgamation of the undertakings AS above stated, in come.
quence of the special circumstances of the case, it having been
proved to the satisfaction of the committee, that material
portions of the main line of one or other of the companies
formed part of the original scheme for the railway, in the
district, or were promoted as essential to it. The, committee
are of opinion that the result of the amalgamation will be to
promote economy of management, and afford still greater faci-
lities of communication to the public at large.