The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-21 00:00:00

NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION

4,783

9,573

16,016
12,850
24,364

14,622

4,419

45,937

17,488

24,264

9,340

44,18

8,203

9,16

.2,080

,642

4,663

4,065

5,430

5,688

6,636

2,458

9;412

Mr. Stars seconded the motion, and it was carried unani-
mously.
The CHAIRMAN then read the clauses in the amended Act,
the principal of which were the 12th and 13th, the former
of which enacted that the capital, which in the former Bill
was to be expended in equal proportions, and simultaneously,
in the construction of that part of the railway which was
situated between Thirst: Wath and Clifton, and in the con-
struction of that part between Bishop Auckland and Tebay,
(the only part remaining of the York and Carlisle), should
not be expended simultaneously, but at the will of
the directors, and on any part of the line; the last to au-
thorise that the capital be 2,500,000/. instead of 3,000,0001.
lie concluded by moving that the Bill be agreed to by the
shareholders

Mr. SAms seconded the resolution.
Mr. 11. HowAan, in a long address, moved an amendment
that the simultaneous clause be kept inviolate. He con-
sidered that it was an attempt on the part of certain of the
directors to throw the only remaining portion of the York
and Carlisle Railway overboard—he meant that portion of
the line between Auckland and Tebay ; and on the part of
those who had paid their money for the construction of that
portion, he protested against the doing away with the clause,
and he would demand a poll on the subject.
Mr. EAST seconded the amendment, which was supported
by Mr. Crackanthorpe, Mr Pease, and other gentlemen.
After a long discussion, and much confusion, occasioned by
Mr. Howard's determination to take the poll before having a
show of hands,
The CHAIRMAN overruled this determination, and took the
show of hands, when only 13 were held up for the amend-
ment and some hundreds for the original resolution.
Mr. HOWARD again, and amid the utmost confusion, de-
manded a poll, which was taken, the numbers were—
For the original resolution,•present and proxies 8,140
For the amendment, present and proxies.. 3,303

Majority ............ 4,837
The resolution having been declared carried,
The CrIAIRMAN introduced the subject of an amalgamation
with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Junction Company.
Mr. 11. MAnntorr moved " That power be given to enter
into preliminary arrangements for the purposes of an amal-
gamation of this company with the Liverpool, Manchester,
and Newcastle Company; that a deputation be appointed,
consisting of the chairman and three directors, Mr. Wybill,
Mr. Collett, and Mr. Salkhill, to negotiate for that pur-
pose, and to authorise them to conclude arrangements and
report the same to the next general meeting."
Mr. CARLISLE seconded the resolution.
After some discussion, in which Mr. COLLETT and other
gentlemen took part,
Mr. CRACKANTHORPE moved " That it would be inex-
pedient to amalgamate with any other company."
Mr. HoWARD seconded the amendment in a long speech,
which was fregaently interrupted by the impatience of those
present.
Mr. NVIIITWELL, in an admirable address, supported the
amendment.
Mr. SALKIIILL and Mr. ALLitusx:kt spoke in favour of the
original motion.
A show of hands was taken, when the original motion was
carried.
Mr. Ilowt,►ar) demanded a poll, but it was decided that
the question of " amalgamation " was not before the meeting.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated after five hours' sitting.

The Chambers of the Cour Royale, assembled to-
;ether, had to decide on Saturday on an application of Prince
d'Eekinulh, Peer of France, to be freed from the control of
a judicial counsel, imposed on him in 1837 on the demand
of his mother. It appeared that when the applicant had
come of age, he owed money to a great amount, for follies
incidental to youth, such as gambling, horses, &c. So ex-
travagant had he been, that an application to the law courts
was deemed requisite, and eventually General Contard was
nominated judicial counsel. The Prince then determined to
absent himself from France for a few years, and he ac-
cordingly set out on a voyage round the world. He was
absent six years, and had never during that period either
gambled, kept horses, or indulged in any other expensive
pursuit ; he had, in fact, saved 180,000 f, out of the income
allowed to hint by his judicial counsel. He at last returned
at the request of his mother, and after some time applied to
her to have the judicial counsel removed, and the manage-
ment of his affairs placed in his own hands. She declared
that she had no °lam:Alen, but that she should affix one con-
dition to his release,--that he should marry. He replied
that to marry under such circumstances would not be worthy
of his name ; that it must not be said that the Prince d'Eck-
mulh had married in order to recover the administration of
his property. Such was the case, as sustained on Saturday
by M. Paillet, 'for the Prince, in an appeal against a former
decision re.using his application, whilst U. Baroche, for
General C,ontard, argued against the demand. The Court,:
after ten minutes' deliberation, maintained the Prince under
the c?ritrol of his judicial counsel,— Ca/47)/cm/.

RAILWAY.
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of this com-
pany was held yesterday, at one o'clock, in the London Ta-
vern, Bishopegate-street, for the purpose, u stated in the
advertisement, " of taking into consideration, and approving,
or otherwise, the proposed application to Parliament far the
partial deviation of the line, and the amendment of the Act
constituting this company. Also, in compliance with the
requisition of the shareholders, for the further purpose of
taking into consideration and approving, or otherwise, cer-
tain propositions for an amalgamation of this company with
the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc-
tion Railway Company."
Considerable interest was excited in consequence of the
fol!owing counter-notice having been advertised in the
London journals :
" TO TILE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES

UNION RAILWAY COMPANY.
" In reference to an advertisement in the Morning Chroni-
cle on Monday, the 22d inst., calling a special meeting of the
Shareholders of the Northern Counties Union, to be held on
the 20th of January next, at the London Tavern, London, at
twelve o'clock, for the purpose of consideoing the propriety
or otherwise of . an amalgamation of the said company with
the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction Railway
Company, we, the undersigned, ' being directors of the
Northern Counties Union Company, consider it our duty to
state that we dissent from the proposed amalgamation, and
shall be prepared at the above meeting to give our reasons
for such dissent.
(Signed)
" W. CRACKANTUORPE, Newbiggin Hall, Westmoreland.
" H. HOWARD, Greystoke Castle, Cumberland.
" H. PEASE, Pierremont, Darlington.
" J. WIIITWELL, Kendal, Westmoreland.
" J. C. HOPKINS, Woodside, Darlington."
The meeting was therefore densely crowded.
Major Beresford, M.P., was called to the chair.
The advertisement calling the meeting having been read,
The CHAIRMAN said that this meeting had two distinct
objects. In the firstplace, it was the intention of the directors
to lay before the meeting, for their consiceration, an
amended Bill, which was to be introduced into Parliament
during the present session. That Bill he considered, and he
trusted the meeting would consider also, the effect of a resolu-
tion passed unanimously by the shareholders of this company,
at a general meeting held in August last. If he understood
the intention of the prospectus, it was that the simultanaons
construction of two lines of railway—the Yorkshire and
Glasgow and the York and Carlisle—would be injurious and
detrimental, and contrary to the wishes .f the shareholders
of this company. If he were mistaken in this view of their
wishes, they could state that he was wrong, and firmly
and decidedly express the opinion which they really held,
and the intention which they meant to adopt in consequence.
If his reading of their wishes was the correct one ; if they
did consider that the simultaneous construction of
these two lines was opposed to the general interests
of the shareholders ; if they did consider that it was right and
just to let them have the expenditure of their own moneys,
then, he said, they were justified in bringing forward the
amended Bill in this session. It was proposed, arid would
be laid before the meeting that day, and they could then say
whether they would wish it to be carried through Parlia-
ment. If, on the contrary, they said that the chairman had
mistaken their views, then he would at once accede to their
opinions, but until they did so express themselves,
he should hold that he had acted in obedience
to the wishes of the shareholders of the company.
Another matter in the Bill was to diminish, to some extent,
the amount of their capital.—(Cheers.) When they first
went before Parliament the amount of their capital had been
found more than sufficient (after calculating all expenses)
for the construction of either or both of their lines. The
consequence was, that they were enabled to limit the capital
to 2,500,0001. if they constructed the Yorkshire and Glasgow
Junction, and the -York and Carlisle; hut, if they confined
themselves to the former, of course they could diminish their
capital still further. After the first object which
had called them together was disposed of, they
would proceed to place the second before them.
The requisition for calling the meeting to consider
this subject had been numerously signed by shareholders
having shares in the Leeds and Carlisle, the Yorkshire and
Glasgo iv Junction, and the Liverpool, Manchester, and New-
castle-upon-Tyne Junction. Certain conditions proposing
an arualgamatiion had been submitted by the latter com-
pany, but he could assure the meeting, that these conditions
had not been accepted by the directors of the Northern
Counties Union Company. After some further remarks, the
Chairman called upon the Secretary to read the follow-
ing report :
" The present meeting has been convened for two objects
as stated in the advertisement.

" First,—for the purpose of into consideration and
approving, or otherwise, the proposed application to Parlia-
ment for the partial deviation of the line, and the amend-
ment of the Act constituting this company.
" Since the first general ordinary meeting of this com-
pany, your directors have turned their attention to carrying
into effect the resolutions of that meeting with respect to
the re-survey of the more expensive portions of your line,
and for making the necessary preparations to proceed to
Parliament in the present session for an amended Bill, ac-
cording to the report adopted at that meeting.
" Your directors have to stake that a re-survey of the ex-
pensive portions of your line from Smardale Gill to Barnard
Castle, has been made by Mr. Harris, the engineer to the
original York and Carlisle line, with a view to diminish the
cost thereof, and that, upon examination of the sections,
your directors unanimously resolved not to adopt his plans
and surrey, on account of the severity of the gradients.
"In compliance with an agreement entered into with th.
Liverpool, Ara,,,nester, anu ewcastle-upon•Tyne Junction
Railway CoMpany, a deviation ofyour line has been surveyed
at the point of junction with that company's line, in order
to make the levels of both coincide. This deviation will im-
prove the line, and is estimated to effect a saving of expense
in constructing it.
"The draft of the Deviation Bill will now be laid before.
you.

" Your directors have the satisfaction of stating that they
have entere i into a further agreement with the directors of
the Liverpo9l, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc-
tion Compaq), for the joint construction of the line from
Carperby (the point of junction) to \Vath.
" Secondly,—ln compliance with the requisition of the
shareholders for the further taking into consideration and
approving, or otherwise, certain propositions for an amalga-
mation of this company with the Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle-upon. Tyne Junction Railway Company, the terms
of which your directors submit for your consideration."
The CHAIRMAN said, that they had heard the report read,
and he would move that it be received, adopted, and printed
for the use of the shareholders.