The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

PART SECOND,

Full-length Portrait, Sandie-314hiiiiel—Full-length Portraq, A
'Well-known Personage.—lllustration, Carpet Bag.—FuP-length
Portrait, A Yankee Clipper.—Vocal Illustration, " Metropolitan
elodies."—Full-length Portrait, Mr. Cavil.—lllustration, Carpet
Bag.—Full-length Portraits, Nlr. and Mrs. Lapsus Linger.—Vocal
Illustration, " Pleasures of a Pic-nic Party."—lllustration, Sketch-
book (Daylight and Moonlight).—Finale, " The Lions of London."
With several Pictorial Illustrations, furnished by " The Sketch-
book."

[n the course of the Evening ➢ir. C. COLMAW will perform a variety
of grand Piano Solos.

Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 25.; Dress Stalls, 35.; Private Boxes
• One Guinea.

RAILWAY, INTELLIGENCE:

SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM., •
.g....speCial general meeting of this companly, convened
in consequence of a most influentially signed reqUisition,
was held at ShrewSbury yesterday, for the purpose of
explaining the objects of the Great Western and
North-
Western bills in connection with this undertaking now
"before Parliament, and with the view, If possible of ter-
minating the differences which exist 'between the various
sections of the proprietors. The Hon. R. H.. Clive,
M.P., occupied the chair, and there was,a very large at-
tendanee 'of proprietors.
The CHAIIIMAN, in opening the business, congratulated
tbd meeting '-iitrOn the temperate and friendly tone in
which the subject was brought forward by the re-
quisitionists. He hoped that the conciliatory tone
wpald be cdntinued, alo that jultiiatelyanar-spesc
they should conic to an amicable settlement 6rAirireir
differences. He proceeded to explain the exact position
in which the company was placed. There was a party
who asked that the agreement with the Great Western
should be confirmed, and another, supposing that the
Great Western would modify the 32d section of their
Amalgamation Act, who were desirous that both the
Great Western and North-Western Bills should be sub-
mitted to a committee of the House of Commons, and
all parties bound by its decision, and give no opposition
to its passing the standing orders in th House of Lords.
It was unnecessary for him to repeat the arguments by
which the bills on both sides were supported by their
several advocates—they were well known to them.
The directors were most anxious to put an end to all
differences, more especially after what occured last ses-
sion, but still he was sure that they would agree with
him that it was the duty of the board to fulfil faithfully
the agreements into which they had entered. (Hear.)
After some further observations, and stating the little
difference which in his opinion existed between the offers
of the Great Western and the London and North-Western
Companies, ho concluded by moving the adoption of
*resolutions in favour of the Great Western bills now
before Parliament.

Mr. H. HILL seconded the motion.
Mr. R. Snow, on the part of the requisitionists, moved
as an amendment the following resolution :
" 1. That in the opinip of the meeting the conditions
which by the provision of the 32d section of the Great
Western Amalgamation Bill and the resolutions of the di-
rectors of that company the shareholders are required to
comply with, before they can entitle themselves to exer-
cise the option of accepting in lieu of the proposed terms
of amalgamation a fixed dividend of 31., 33 per cent., and
half profits, are impracticable and unjust, and that this
meeting requires that such 32d section of the said Amal-
gamation Bill be altered so as to entitle all the sharehold-
ers of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company uncon-
ditionally and without distinction to exercise such option
within two months after the passing of the act. 2. That
the Traffic Arrangements Bill being in the opinion of this
meeting calculated only to embarrass the real questions at
issue between the two sections of the proprietary, the same
ought to be withdrawn by this company. 3. That if the
32d section of the Amalgamated Bill be altered so as to
comply with the first resolution, it is the opinion of this
meeting that the question of a Great Western or a Lon-
don and North-Western alliance with the Shrewsbury and.
Birmingham and the Shrewsbury and Chester Compa-
nies will be best decided by the committee of Parlia-
ment to which the several bills promoted by these com-
panies will be referred, and that it will be the interest of
the shareholders to obtain such a decision upon the merits
of the bills in the present session, and with that object to
promote when required a compliance with the Wharncliffe
Standing Order of the House of Lords in favour of such
bills as shall pass the House of Commons. 4. That in the
event of a decision of the committee of the House of Com-
mons upon the merits of the two classes of bills in the
present session, this meeting pledges itself to support, by
voting at the Wharncliffe meeting, or otherwise, and to
abstain from opposing in the House of Lords such a class
of bills as shall have been adopted by the said committee,
upon the following conditions That the 32d section of
the Great Western Amalgamation Bill be altered in con-
formity with the first resolution. 2. That the Traffic
Arrangements Bill be abandoned, and the bill to confer on
the Great Western Company power to run over and lay
down additional rails on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham
lino be opposed unless incorporated with or proceeded
with in its various stages after the Amalgamation Bill. 3.
That the bills of the London and North-Western Company
are passed by the committee, so as to secure absolutely and
Permanently to the shareholders of the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Company the terms set forth in their
bill, viz.: -- a fixed dividend of 4 per cent., with the option
to the London and North-Western Company to purchase
the stock of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company at
par. And, 4. That the directors of the Shrewsbury and
Birmingham Company do affix the seal of the company to
any petition or petitions to either House of Parliament,
and do all other acts which counsel may advise to be
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Now, in his (Mr. Scott's) opinion, the Traffic Arrange-
ments tt
thean Great agreement
Western
Bill, and the bill to confer on the Great Western
the power to lay down on, the Shrewsbury line
additional rails, ought to be withdrawn, and the only
question submitted to Parliament the measures of
amalgamation proposed by the two great companies.
(Hear, hear.) He was anxious to put at end to litiga-
tionf and he hoped the Great Western would accede to
the plan proposed that day, and render them once more a
happy and united family. (Cheers.) The speaker com-
plained that losses caused by competition with the Lon-
donthro entirelyw ann dienndNt
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that now they had not revenue sufficient to pay for the
coke they consumed. (Hear.)
.
fair and honourable way in which
the
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GEACH congratulated th shareholders
directors
brought the requisition upon
hadthe
hear.) He before the proprietors. (Hear,
confessed that he had always advocated a
London and
to fulfil his North-Western alliance, and he was bound
engagements with that
tended that the offer of company. He con-
-3 and 3t per cent. by the Great
Western could not be
he warned them not to practically carried out, and
come to any agreement with
that company except
guarantee. (Hear, hear.) thee principle of a fixed
Let them recollect that
if they formed an alliance
with the Great Western