The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

SPECIAL NOTICE

At this Meeting authority will be sought by the Directors to
raise additional Capital, under the powers of the Acta of Par—
liament recently obtained by the Company, and the Share—
holders will be called upon to determine the terms and manner
in which such additional Capital shall be raised.
The Register of Transfers will be closed from the 31st of July
until after the Meeting.
By order, GEORGE KING, Secretary.
61, lifoorgate-street, London, 24th July, 1847.

MANCHESTER,: SHEFFIELD,

AND LINCOLN..

SHIRE RAILWAY,

N-• ---•
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ORDI—
NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHARE-
HOLDERS of the MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and LIN-
COLNSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY will be held, at the
Cutler's Hall, in Sheffield, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of
August, 1847, at One o'clock in the day, for the transaction of
ordinary business.

And NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that at the
said Meeting, it is proposed to take powers for raising further
Capital, by. creation of New Shares in the Company, upon
terms and in manner to be then agreed upon, and for Borrow—
ing further Money on Mortgage and Bond ; and it is also pro—
posed, at the same Meeting, to confirm the forfeiture of certain
Shares, respecting which the preliminary steps for forfeiture
have already been taken, and to empower the Sale and Disposal
of such Forfeited Shares.

And NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, that at the
said Meeting it is proposed to create and appropriate certain.
New Shares in the Company, pursuant to the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway and Manchester and Lin-
coln Union Railway, and Chesterfield and Gainst orough Canal
Amalgamation Act. 1847.
YARBOROUGH, Chairman.
JOHN CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman.
JAMES MEADOWS, Secretary.
Manchester, 14th July, 1847.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-

SHIRE RAILWAY. - - -
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the BOOKS
for entering Memorials of TRANSFERS of SHARES in.
the said COMPANY will be CLOSED, in pursuance of the Acts
incorporating and regulating the Company, from the Bth to the
18th day of August next, both days inclusive.

By order,

JAMES MEADOWS, Secretary.

Manchest;r, July' 21

,S, 1847,

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.

NOTICE OF SIXTH CALL ON GRAND JUNCTION"

e4O SHARES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors, in execu-
tion of the Acts of Parliament relating to the said Company,
have, pursuant to the provisions thereof, made a CALL of .t's
in respect of each of the .140 Shares which were created by the
Grand Junction Railway Company on the 24th of July, 1844,
and have ordered that such call be paid to one of the under-
mentioned Bankers, namely—
London Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, and Co.

Birmingham.. The Birdiniham Banking Company, or
Messrs. Moilliet and Son.
Liverpool Mess'rs. Moss and Co., or the Bank of Liver-
Manchester .. Sirpßenjamin Heywood and Co., or the Man-
chester and Salford Bank,
on or before the 10th of August next. And the several pro-
prietors of such .t'4o Shares are required to pay such Call ac-
cordingly.

GEORGE CARR GLYN, Chairman.
CHAS. LAWRENCE, Deputy Chairman
(By order,)
RICHD. CREED,
HENRY BOOTH, secretaries.
alion, London. July 14. 1f247_

BIRKENHEAD PARK LAND AND BUILDING
COMPANY.

(PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED.)

William Pike, Esq., ParlMeld. Birkenhead,
William Stevenson, Esq. Hamilton-square, Birkenhead,
John Lilly, Esq., Claughton,
Henry Watson, Esq., The Meadow, Birkenhead,
John Ravenscreft, Esq ~ Hamilton-square, Birkenhead,
William Cole, Esq., Claughton Firs, Birkenhead,
John Lister, Esq., Hoole, near Chester,
William Tristram Keightley, Esq., Liverpool,
Richard Williams Pritchard, Esq., Parkfield, Birkenhead.
SECRETARY, pro. tern.
Mr. J. Townsend, Cleveland-street, Birkenhead, and
Fenwick-street, Liverpool.
THE objects of this undertaking are :—To purchase
from the Commissioners of Birkenhead the Building
Land belonging to them in Birkenhead Park, to improve it by
the erection of as many Houses as maybe considered desirable
that purpose, and to sell the residue of the Land as oppor-

tunities may occur
The Capital of the Company is proposed to consist of
£lOO,OOO, in 4,000 Shares of £25 each.

It is ascertained that the cost of the whole Land will be about
£60,000, or ss. per square yard, of which amount .WlO per
cent. will require to be paid as a deposit, the Company having
the option of deferring payment of the balance for ten years,.
paying interest thereon at £4 per cent. per annum.
It is intended forthwith to lay out £20,000 in the erection or
a Terrace or Villas in good situations.

These Houses the Company will let either on terms of yea! IC
or from year to year, or, should favourable opportunities offer,.
will absolutely sell them.

It will then be in the discretion of the Shareholders either to
lay out a further proportion of the Capital in Buildings on the
remainder of the land, or sell it in convenient Lots for Build-
ins purposes. _ _

Li either case the advantages of the Land in point of salu—
brity, scenery, and_ contiguity to Liverpool. the beneficial

THE ELECTIONS, ~6•c

LIVERPOOL,

THE NOMINATION

On Wednesday forenoon, the nomination of the can-
didates for the representation of our borough in Parlia-
ment, took place at the hustings erected in front of the
Town-hall. The attendance was large in and about the
temporary erection, but not so very numerous outside as
on former occasions. The usual preliminaries having
been gone through, the Mayor stated the object, and
Mr. W. EARLE appeared to propose Sir Thomas
Birch. By this time the electors must be tired of speech-

making, and ther
tain them long, as
who was advantageously kn
didates to whom he
us. (No, no.) 0

ss means for him to de-
he had a good man to propose, one
to them. The two can-
s most opposed were strangers to

was the

of them was an avowed protec-

tors vote for him

-trade

was not a theory, but a matter of positive experiment.
He wanted protection from unjust laws that interfered
with the comforts of life. The gallant baronet claim( '
_
their votes as

.t this did not qualify him

for the representation
of commerce, and scarcer
truss and a bale. He-adm
of excellent character, but this did not quality them
represent this town. He greatly admired Sir Thomas
Birch. He had never blinked a question put to him, but
I___ _ _ _
e stated

f such a town, for he knew nothing
knew the difference between a
tted that both these men were

had answered plainly and straightforwardly. I
that his opinions were honest, and he would maintain
them. He did not come to bamboozle the people—saying
he would do this and that, when it was utterly out of his