The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-05 00:00:00

lILICKINGIIAMSHIRE A ILWAY.
The report of the directors to the first ordinary meet
explains, to the following effect, the present pos--
Wun of the ur.dertaking..—The Buckinghamshire Rail-
7„e°,mPanY gave notice in October last for three lints
ain.resitilelY: a line from Banbury to Tring on the Londe n
!OBirmingham Railway, passing through Aylesbury;
ne, in continuation of the first-named line, frem
LY esbury to Harrow also joining at that place the
drn and Birmingham Railway; and a cross line from
1115 ord to the Bletchley station, on the London and Bir-
npleand,
gehara Railway, whence a railway, very shortly to be
proceeds to Bedford. For various reasons, the
e2rnmittee considered it to the interest of the proprietors
liwithdraw the Bill for that portion of the line between
npaplitin.and Aylesbury. They accordingly limited their
b„,, ,s-lon to Parliament for the two remaining lines—
CuelY, between Banbury and Tring, and between Ox-
i7d and Bletchley. These lines were cordia.lly.supported
thYthe landowners and inhabitants of the districts which
tY traversed; and although the railway from Tring to
Rail 4anbur
Y Was strongly opposed by the -Great Western.
of 4,74 Y, it was unanimously opposed by the Committee
ille"'s House of Commons. The line from Oxford to
thetgleY was also sanctioned, and without opposition. In
•iw°llse of Lords the opposition of the Great Western
the
Company was renewed, and was so far successful
linn,lle central portion only of the Tring and Banbury
of ;Iknatn, ely, from Brackley, passing through the tow'
Blertieltulgham to the intersection with the Oxford and
Ti ohley line near Winslow) was sanctioned this session.
thee. °Word and Bletchley line was passed intact. It i:.
pro Intention of your directors, with the sanctie n of the
to ad
to apply for powers to complete the line to
t north between Brackley and Banbury (9 miles), and
° ado t
extQ P such measures with regard to the southward
1141.011 of the line as shall appear to be advisable.
bee! Acta for the two lines which have been passed have
8,2 t so framed by the Legislature, as to render it neceesd-
V_r to preserve a nominal distinction in the sharescre t
t,he powers of each Act the shares under the on e
Wft, entitled shares in the Buckinghamshire Rail-
anif (Oxford and BletchleyJunction Railway Company),
1r... under the other, shares in the Buckinghamshire
-saucy.
Coiny,"Y (Buckingham and Brackley Junction Railway
VarlI)•It is intended that these shares thus created
atltialer the iwo Acts shall have precisely the same value,
th:tpowers will be applied for next year to consolidate
" Companies. The proprietors are aware that the
London
e and
North-Western Railway Company have
With h 4 per cent. in perpetuity on the cost of the
ghat)" shire Railwaywh en opened for traffic, together
alf of the profits of the traffic when exceeding four
per cent.
directors ton addition to this they have authorised your
state that they will also grant four per cent.
merest on all deposits from the Ist of July last, and OP
tn!e calls from the times of payment. In consequence
ovi /tle thort period which has elapsed since the passing
ace " Acts, it has not been possible to get in all the
the lints of expenses. The balance sheet annexed,
Da ref're, merely presents an account of the receipts and
jnTents up to the present time. The amount of moneyi
liand is such as to preclude the necessity of t
111.4setrs making any call on the proprietors during the.
a:sent Year for the purpose of constructing the line s
06W:obtained. The lines for which powers have bee.,
~ted will be formed with all possible dispatch, the
trvers are already nearly staked out, and the engineer-
Preparing the contract drawings.
RECEIPTS.
Tr, roprietors for deposits on shares
Aterest thereon

.£169,80
Ill' cub EXPENDITURE.
--- on account 0f£7,00(
uitt engineering expenses
pro on account of expenses of Parliamentary
5,07
t,r2eedings
If; Mscellaneolis expenses—petty eash 36:'
83
bi, 'ille expenses, salaries, Sce.
471
t. stationary and printing'
2,413
.1 advertising expenses
1311t141 araoUnt disbursed
41lee in hand

T £169,808
ftp
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM
—'SION NORTHAMPTON, DAVENTRY.
LEAMINGTON,
r„ AND WARWICK RAILWAY.
Yesterday
of the shareholders of this Company took
th
at the Hall of Commerce, inpursuance ot
weecluisition contained in the following adpvertisement:
tondo'n the undersigned, being respectively Shareholders in the
and Birmingham' Extension, Northampton, Daventry,
the pot.'"a, and Warwick projected Railway Company, in virtue o:
fittitACer, given by an Act, passed in the present session, cap. 28,
Nap:, "An Act to Facilitate the Dissolution of Certain Railwa3
eoftpe,-"'" having left, at the registered place of business of the salt
tottliti-3% a requisition, calling on the Members of the Provisional
11014,,ttee of the said Company to call a Meeting of the Share-
-144'4 or the said Company, and the said Committee havil4,
the °4 or refused to comply with the said requisition, do, 1,3
Of tha:til"itY aforesaid, hereby call a meeting of the Shareholders
bee:ll.4la Company, to be held at the Hall of Commerce, Thread-
ile,,Calreet, in the City of London, on Friday, the 4th day o:
ki;7ber next, at One o'clock precisely, for the purpose of deter-
bet° Whether the Partnership or Company formed. or intended to
laid Zed, shall be dissolved, and in what manner the affairs of the
_follany shall be wound up.
4"Wfbaess our hands the 24th day of August, 1846.
EDMUND EVANS MOLLADY, Warwick.
GEORGE READ, Warwick.
GEORGE THOMAS SMITH, Leamington.
EDWARD COLLINS, Birmingham.

BENJAMIN STOKES, Islington, Birmingham.
kr. Powell took the chair at two o'clock.
After an irregular discussion, Mr. Powell, Mr. Ric(
'invis, and. Mr. Spackman were appointed scrutineers.
for the purpose of ascertaining whether a sufficient num-
ber of votes were present.
It was then moved by Mr. WHITCOs B. and seconded
by Mr. LAWSON, that the Company should be dissolved,
'but that the dissolution should nut be considered an act
of bankruptcy.
The scrutineers then proceeded to ascertain whether
ittalifficient number of :.trip votes were present to enabit-
kr
meeting to adopt a resolution for the dissolution of
Company.
After some considerable lapse of time,
rotes
nrutineers reported that there were 4,636
1 s present; that the whole of that number vote(!
the dissolution of the Company; that 110 voted for
:e dissolution being an act of bankruptcy, 4,321
"ttinst it, and 205 w tre neutral.
theeit CHAIRMAN then said that, there not being a suffi-
it :1:4 Dumber of votes present to constitute a meeting,
must be adjourned to some future day.
I,,,,,&°anks having bee voted to the Cha;rman, the meet-
° "iourned to Thursday next, at one o'clock.
1,

WAR W ICK and WORCEST.L.ti
A R.ULWAY.
Aon
,eeting of this Company took place to-day, at th'
C°Ellmerce, in consequence of the following re-
We,
Warwi "6 undersiped, being respectively Shareholders in the
ai'veti' and Worcester Railway Company, in virtue of the power.
bytan Act, passed In the present session, cap. 28, intitule,,l
'aviil27,` t° Facilitate the Dissolution of Certain Railway Companies,'
a l'equt- ‘44, at the registered place of business of the said Company,
of ti1;14°11, tailing en the Members of the Provisional Committee
holder; laid Company to call a Meeting of the Share-
-114142-,,, Of the said ompany, and the said Committee
the a"eglected or refused to comply with the said requisition, do, by
tile3::)ritY aforesaid, hereby call a meeting of the Shareholders 01
r'4llle: C°3,Pany, to be held at the llall of Commerce, Thre.ad-
tekb,„ str
est, in the City of London, on Friday, the 4th day of Sep-
Ittita: neat, at Three o'Clock precisely, for the purpose of deter-
be frog Whether the Partnership or Company formed, or intended to
kid j4ed, shall be dissolved, and in what manner the affairs of the
4419,7Pany shall be wound up.
'tnegs our hands this 24th day of August, 1846.
EDMUND EVANS MOLLADY, Warwick.
CHARLES REDFERN, Jury-street, Warwick.
RICHARD GRANT READING, Warwick.
WALTER COOKES, Warwick.
EDWARD COLLINS,-Birmingham.
Chair' Lewis Davis, shortly after four o'clock, took the
it" discussion then took place as to the propriety
'validity of the meeting, the Company having anial-
aroa
k '
t,ed with other railway companies, which ended in
ng decided that the meeting was a proper one.
Thebeen usual advertisements calling the meeting having
read, the requirements of the Act having been
gene through, and Mr. Powell, Mr. Nathan, and Mr.
iurton, having been appoint d syrutineers'
Mr. HoposoN moved, and Mr. NATnax seconded, a
ctaolution to the effect that the Company should be
gissolved; and
„ Ur. HASTINGS moved, and Mr. PowEuse3onded, that
That dissolution should be considered as an act a
ankruptcy.”
O.II,PLn these motions the scrutineers then pro-
oieued to take the votes, and after the lapse
11- some considerable time they announced the
11441bers to be—for the disso!ution 2,230 ; against it
Cle• There were 400 in favour of the dissolution
'ag considered an act of bankruptcy, and 1,830
g4l,inSt it.
-"le CHAIRMAN then declared that there was not
,:iltacient number of Notes present to constitute
tio;"king that eould adopta resolution fir the dissolu-
tte (/' the Company, and the me,,ting was therefore
T,_ll:led to Thursday next, at three o'clock.
p.,, meeting did not break up tll after five o'clock.
in,,'"e following protest was put in against the meet-

aid I? the Chairman of the mee.ir g of the Warwick
Worcester Railway.
pr:We, the under-mentioned shareholders, do hereby
th;‘Elt against the regularity of the meeting called of
e 1430,13-named company, to be held at the Hall of
18otnerce, London, on the 4th day of September.
mer 62 co the ground that the notices in the Gazette
, contrary to the provisions of the Act of Varlia-
ha.vtt, the Warwick and Worcester Railway Company
111,K amalgamated with other companies.
Dated the 4th day of September, 1846.
" J. N. WHITCOMB.
" W. J. LAWSON."
‘14%;

,MAICA SOUTH MIDLAND
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
special general meeting o: the suareholders in this
17Iany was held this day at Company's
.offices,p
the„ 88ex-street, Strand, for the purpose of receiving
ii,..Port of the directors, and the engineer's report.
t),e'LLie usual preliminaries having been gone through.
11,4`-ecretary read the report, which stated that there
Ilat been a considerable increase in the number of sig-
th tires to the deed, which now amounted to 10,215, more
rl half of the total required; that the Company had ob-
Nv
thhlN their Bill from the House of Assembly at Jamaica,
theleho had received the royal assent, and therefore that
tOrorrrtVany was at present legally constituted. In
9th 'lance with the resolution of the meeting of the
Aft:3' March last, the directors had entered into a
-"Y With the Jamaica Company to construct seven

miles of reilway from Spanish Town to Cherry Town,
And their negotiations had been successful. With
the addition of these seven miles, the line was now forty-
five miles in length, and the total estimated cost of the
undertaking was 333,6951., to which there had been
added, engineering contingencies 10 per cent. In the
report made at the meeting of the 9th of March a table
of the probable traffic on the line had been submitted to
the shareholders then present, and it appeared that
the estimate was not so favourable as it subse-
quently turned out. It appeared that the line
might be worked at an expense of 20,0001
annually. In consequence of the depressed state cf
the market, the directors thought it would be bettt,r
not to proceed further at present with the works
than to make that nominal commencement which
was required by the Act of Assembly. The balance
in hands was 16,116/. 19s. 11d., which was placed at
interest. This sum would be reduced to about 15,000/.
The directors were ready to give the shareholders who
desired to retire from the undertaking 12s. 6d. per
share, as they were satisfied of the responsibility
of the parties who were ready to take up those
shares. In conclusion, the report stated that great
cordially existed between the proprietors of the Jamaica
and the directors of the present Company, and that
several of the former were very anxious to get shares in
the South Midland Company.
The SECRETARY then read tie report of the engine( r
of the Company, Mr. Miller, which was very favourable.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed two resolutions, to the
effect that the report should be adopted, and tliat the
directors should be authorised to prepare the supple-
mental Bill to be presented to the Assembly at Jamaics.
These resolutions were seconded and carried unani-
mously.
Thanks were then voted to and acknowledged by the
Chairman, and the meeting separated.