The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.

The adjourned half-yearly general meeting of the share-
holders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway was held on
Saturday, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street, Liver-
pool, William Jackson, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors, in the chair. The report stated that the increased
traffic had enabled the directors to recommend a dividend of
13s. per 501., and 6s. 6d. per '251. share, and that the same
be payable on and after Monday, the 18th August inst. ; but
there would have to be a deduction trade of 3s. per share
on the new 501. shares, for interest on the calls unpaid at
the period of closing the accounts. The Bill for the exten-
sion of the line from Grange-lane to the Birkenhead Docks
had received the royal assent, and the rapid advance in the
price of property had induced the Directors to anticipate that
assent by purchasing a considerakle portion of the land which
would be required for the extension ; and to raise the neces-
sary capital to complete these purchases it was recom-
mended that 15,000 new shares, of 00/. each, should be
created, and that the holders of one 50/. and two 05/. shares
be entitled to one of such new shares at par. The Chair-
man announced that their disputes with the projected Birken-
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway had
been adjusted, by an arrangement by which the two com-
panies mutually agreed that 250,000/. worth of capital in the
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction line should
be allotted to the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead
Railway, and the Manchester line were to be entitled to the
same terms as were agreed upon last year between the two
companies, the Chester and Birkenhead Company undertaking
to amalgamate with no other line.. With a view of increasing
the accommodation, the Directors had determined upon laying
down a new and additional set of rails, but whether upon the
broad or narrow gauge they were not at present prepared to
say. The report having been unanimously adopted, resolutions
in accordance with it, and the statement of the Chairman, were
agreed to, the Directors being authorised to make a call of 51.
per share on the new shares about to he issued on the 15th of
September, and the meeting terminated with the customary
vote of thinks to the chairman.

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Head, New Cavendish-street; Port land-place• t,,1 C°37/
On the 7th inst., at Forest ..hill, Kent, Lady Soll"liortig,
On the 7th inst., Elizabeth, wifeGet'rltraati.
the Coach and Horses, Upper Wellington-rstrcet,

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