The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-16 00:00:00

NOTICE.

,IVERPOOL GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY.
The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT be to give NOTICE
that all further APPLICITIONS ARES must be made
at the Office, or.to the Me rs of the Committee of Manage-
]nent, on or beforeMo DAY next, the 22d instant, as the. Share
List will he closed on that day.

LIVERPOOL .GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY.

(PROVISIONALLY REOISTERED.)

..CAPITAL .elOO,OOO, in 10,000 SHARES of .f'lo taa.

DEPOSIT,,Ibe. per share.

Sliarehokler liable beyond the amount of his Shares,

LIST OF PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Mr. John Finch, Jun.,. Sir Thomas's-buildings,
~ Jas. ReddecliffeJeffery, Church-street.
~ Adam Pringle, Bold-street.
George Woods, Ditto.
~ John Rogers, St. James's-street.
• E. C.llindley, ilold-street.
3, Thomas Urquhart, Ditto.
• John Daniel„.Lotd-street.
3, William Medley, Whi apel.
• P. L. Haushurg; C ch-street.
I, Thomas Morris rd-street.
William Okell aradise-street.
~ Charles GilUlam, Lord-street.
~ John B. Johnson, Scotland-road.
~ Thomas" Bailey, Aigburth.
1-lenry Ranson, Cook-street.
~ Edward Tuton, Lord-street.
~ Bins Wilde, Sparling-street.
„ henry Littler, - Lcrd-street.
„ Walter Bostock, Paradise-street.
„ William Bolderston, St. James's-place.
With power to add to their number.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.
John Fin, 1,, Jnn. E. C. Hindley.
James It. Jeffery. John Rogers.
Adam Pri ogle. John Daniel.
George W oods.
11',NotNErn—Joi
BA? REns—The Ito]
SOLICITORS—Messrs.
SECRErA
NTILIAMENTAILY AGENTS—\'I

,n Cox, Esq., C.E.
-al Bank of Liverpool.
lay, •Swift, and Wagstaff.
-Mr. Macdonald.
Messrs. Pritt, Venablea, .and Co

'this Company is formed to sechre:a better supply of Gas
within the Borough of Liverpool, and on lower terms than that
qar dby the existing Companies.
tjrll"e Public of Liverpool will be aware that a Companyunder
parliament,;tee,.s,ay.:;atitif chiefly. of the same individuals, d
ien°nthseistillyearg 1844, and again in 1845, with a
ca I% securing an Act for Incorporating such Company to
iliWtY out the same objects. It is only necessary hereto state,
411,;,1while that Company had, in. their Bill of 1845, fixed a
price"of 4s. per 1000 cubic feet, against a then selling
°Ytte existing Companiesof 6s.—reduced by them to
t moment of the meeting of Parliament—the
4,',t114,-",‘cniatart9eCommittee, after
.hearing the evidence. of this
d also that of the existing Companies, bound the
6(•
1-'loin'penies, on their own offer, to reduce. heir price to
the notwithstanding that the evidence previously offered
• ce,,-"e,., Ives showed that they were selling Gas at a "ruinous
54 er 1000 cubic feet, and that no rioe less than E .1
old save them from actual lOss.on thep then.consurnp.
1., It
scarcely, necessary to state, that the promoters of the
.I,oth -,en (jag compauy. were in no way.consenthig .pprtiea to
n 4 settlement of the question, since its-obvious result must
ecio4d has been, to perpetuate a higher price of Gas to the
or, t;,titinity of Liverpool than would produce a fair dividend
pi: really tieedfal amount of capital.
tkitts." existing Companies proceeds to Parliament it the
finerll4.,.: Session for power to raise additional capital, and also
w money on -the security of their works to meet the
demand for Gas ; but it must be remembered, :that
~."q9IY„ Pound so raised or borrowed, the community of Li-
-I,.7,chtZ as consumers of Gas, will have to pay a high dividend,
r)NosZo..B bids fair, if strong efforts be not made to resist
nib I~Q
61T2_1,tax perpeto Any.
at it;Leof this y is to furnish Gas to the rommu •
it m'ee which will enable every householder, of whatever
9 fe
thrice to use it; and having received the best engs. leer-
-0,7), en).,:9.the against for, a price not exceeding 3s. Bd. per
feet, the sum .of 4s. 6d. now charged by the
q cent Cott ianies ; the dividend on capital not to exceed 71
As the consumtion bond the limited
"rt4e):l edimate pd by them, theincreases price ofey Gas will be shit
it eued.
ltar 8 *-Y als tt d that from the great increase of late
444 to th ° •
or Of Population of Liverpool,-,an increase far beyond
g tittle "',Y other town in the kingdom within a similar space
any ,4,--thelre is 'ample room for a tbir.d. Company, without
'sli3 .Y interfering with the fair interests of the existing
o re, .•
tote,oipith„Poste prelimingry steps have approachingt enable the
8)," 14;7 osecute their Bills in the g Session.
,uore Droportion of tUe Shares being already taken, the
"grtie "B't remain open for onlri a limited time ; and those
NI 3 Who , •
Y• Win were idiarehomers in t e old Guardian Gas Corn-
a preference in the allotment.
e • ions for Shares, in the form annexed, toike made to
go;s, ~'4RTAkY, at the Office of the Company, Princes-build.
terPoc,l)."ler of Notrth John-street and .Ifarrington-straet,

O
THFOAT OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
E R
MA NA GING COMMITTEE OF THE LIVERPOOL
ettleinen GUARDIAN GAS COMPANY.
th in • request you to allot me Shares of .€lO
to
le. above Company ; and I hereby undertake to accept
tand to or any less number which may be allotted to me,
Cont; tbe Deposit thereon, and to execute the Parhamen-
-.menu Subscribers' Agreement, and all other ;Mil do-
Pky.. woeufectuired.
(lay of

1847.
Name in full
Profession or Trade
....... •,

LIVERPOQL, MANCHESTER, AND .NEWCAS-
TLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

At the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
of the SHAREHOLDERS of this COMPANY,IeId.at the Pala-
tisse Hotel, Manchester, on TUESDAY, the 2d.day of February,
MC, .
THOMAS ROBERT WILSON FFRANCE, ESQ. in the Chair,
It was Regotred,—That the Common Seal of the Company be
now affixed to the Register of Shareholders.
Resztred,—That the deport of the Directors now read be re-
ceived and adopted, and that the same be printed and circu-
lated amongst the Proprietary; but that the consideration and
confirmation of the Balance Sheet thereto sfppended be post-
poned uattil after the discussion of the Report of the Committee
of Investigation (appointed on the 25th of July last) at the Ex-
traordinary General Meeti to be he rthis day.
That Messrs. Swallow andalrock be continued the Audi-
tors of the Company.
(Sipa:A)
Tth)S. RORT. W SON FFRANCE, Chairman.
The Meeting then adjon :until after the close of the Ex-
.traordinary Geueral Meet' g.
•
At the EXTRAORD TARY GENERAL MEETING of the
SHAREHOLDERS;IeId at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, on
TUESDAY, the 2d clay of February,.lB47,
THOMAS ROBERT WILSON FFRA.NCE, Eso. in the Chair,

The Requisition caving the Meeting having been read, much
'discussion ensued, but ,it was
llesolved,,--That, the ,Report of the Committee of Investiga-
tion, now read, be receivod and adopted.
That the Thanks of this Meeting he givon to the Committee
of Investigation, and that fi4llM of Xl5O be:paid to them out of
the funds of the Company for their personal services, in addi-
tion to the expenses incurred by them.
That no alteration be made iu the present constitution of the
Board of Directors.

That the Directors be, authorised to proceed with their several
met
gt i °anis: Parliament for
obtainte l
the ssainicogonlaitinf
zl beforeri
nmtehni
s
t
thereto ; and that they he armed with full powers to negociate
with the Northern Counties Union Company for an amalgama-
tion of the two Companies.
(Signed)
THOS. ROUT. WILSON FFBANCE, Chairman.
This concluded the business of the Extraordinary General
hiceting and the business of the Ordinary Meeting was again
re:mined, when
p7a.s. Resolved,—That the Balance Sheet of t 1 Company do
pass,*nd be received and adopted.
X•iigned)
HOS. RORT. WILSON EFRANCg, Chairman.
Mr. Frant•ccc having quitted the chair, a vote of thanlis was
unanimously plui,ed, for his impartial conduct as Chaim-lan
during the day, (Signed)
C. MOORE WILSON, W. H. INGRAM, i c,..piar;,,