The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-28 00:00:00

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WORCESTEIt AND HEREFORD.

A special meetlng of this company was held on
Satnrd.ay at the London Tavern ; Mr. _Price, M.P.,
in the chair. •

The CHAIRMAN explained that the obj-ct of the
meeting was to authorize the enlargement of an
agreement made in August, 1857, and confirmed
at the half-yearly meeting in February last. The
agreement he had now to submit was exactly the
same in respect of the Worcester and Hereford
Company, but the Midland Company called upob
them to extend the agre:ment so that they might
become a par-y ta it. T e Newport and Aber-
g.venny mil the Oxford, Wnr Tster, and Wolver-
hampton Railway companies had agreed to enlarge
the agreement so as to adroit thq Midland Company.
Mr. FARQUHAR, the solicitor, having read the
agreeirent,
In reply to a question it was st.ted that the
&Ale ou the Worcester and Herrford Railway
would be work, cl for 60 per cent. of the receipts
during the first I ear, at 55 per cent. during the
second year, and 50 per cent. during the third and
subsequent years. They would have the use of the
Oxford and Wolverhampton Company's station at
Worcester.

A form resolution approving the arrangement,
and authorising the directors to en►er into the pro-
posed agreement, admitting the Midland Railway
C:)inpiny as parties thereto, vris carried unani-
mously, and the meet ng sc,para.ed.

OXFORD, WORCES'P PIR, AND WOL VER

HAMPTON.

A " Wharndiffe" meeting of this e,ompiny wr.s
held at Worekster on Sattird,,y, to consider a bib
now before the House of Lords; Mr. Fenton in
the

The CHAIRMAN said the company, under their
original act, were required to complete a branch
from Wolcester to the river Severn, at D glis ; but
by me ,ns of a short junction with the Worcester
and Hereford RAilwav a communication with the
Severn would be of seed at a coniparativ ly small
cost, and he Diglis might be abaodoned. The
Kingimioford brauchwas an, !her line proposed to be
abandoned. As at present laid out, it formed a
considerable circuit ; it was preposed to make iu
lieu of it a shorter branch which wowd serve some
ironworks, and be made at less c •st. He then
ived a formal resolution apprwing the bill.
Mr. PAKINGTON seconded the iniolution, which
was carrie.t unanimously.
The CHAIRMAX announced that the Severn Val-
ley Railway had been commenced by responsible
contractorza, and that th- line would be ma ewithin
18 months from t. e pres-et

A v.ite of thAuks iu theCilaumari closed the pro.
reading ----..

LEEDS, BRADFORD, AND HALIFAX
JUNCTION.

Mr. Cawood has been appointed general manager
of this railway. hi the place of Mr. S. Clarke, of
the Great Norti,ern G,mpany.

NEWPORT, ABERGXVENNY, AND HERE.

FORD.

At a special meeting of this company, held at the
London Tavern on Friday, two b.lls were approved,
in compliance with the standing orders of the
House of Lords, for authorising the company
to divert a portion of their line at Aberdare,
with a view to avoid the canal and save expense ;
and to ex end the time for the comple• ion of the
Worcester and Hereford Railway. Atter some dis-
cussion it was agreed that the Mid and Railway
Company should b.J allowed to become parties to
the agreem-nt for working the Worcester and Here-
ford Railway.