The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KIL
ILWAY. . MARNOCK, AND AYR
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A T GlaAgow, the 20th day of December, 1838; et the
FiasT GENERAL MEETING of. the SHARE-
HOLDERS of the above COMPANY,
Present, SHAREHOLDERS holding 5,038 SHARES in the
UNDERTAKING.,
JOHN FLEMING, Esq., of Cktremont,
DeputyuChairrnan of the Company, took the Chair ex qllicie.
The Advertisement calling the Mee*, and the Clauses in
the Act relating. to. the business to be rought before it, were
read. The Secretary produced a List of the Shareholders, which,
ou the motion of GEORGE MORE NJSBETT, Esq, of Cairnhill,
seconded by JOHN MrrdnEr.t., Esq, Glasgow, was sealed by
the Corporate Seal of the Company. The Secretary than read
to the Meeting the Report of the Iftirectoys.

It was moved by :1A AI ES 13 Esq , Merchant in
Glasgow, seconded by 301 IN HUNTER, Esq., Ardrossan, and
unanimously agreed to, that the Report of the Directors be ap-
proved of, and the Thanks of the Meeting be given to them for
their long Continued and gratuitous exertion in the furtherance
of the undertaking.
It was moved by ANDREW, WILLIAMSON, Esq., Dean of
Guild,- Ayr, and seconded by ROBERT MONTGOMERIE, Esq., of
Graighouse., that this Nleeting express their continued confidence
in the complete success of the undertaking, and their satisfaction
at the inforisultion that was communicated to them by the Direc-
tors, that • th-1,.vel y I e expected on the 1 Apo
at each extremity will yield a profitable return on the Capital ex-
pended, even before the Railway is opened for thorough traffic.
JOHN LEADBETTER, Esq.; requested that, before the motion
was put,- Mr. MILLER, the Company's 'Engineer,, might be
allowed to answer certain questions-which he would put as to the
time and .cost of executing the portions of the Line between
Glasgow and Paisley, add Irvine and Ayr; and as to the traffic
which might be expected on them. Mr. Miller having answered
these questions, and thlat'part of the Repiire.of the Directors
which regarded the traffic on the Ayrshire end of the Line
having-been again read, Mr. Leadbettecexpressed himself Com-
pletely satisfied, and the motion was put and unanimously
agreed to. "

A question was then put Ir! Mr: Iltinter as to the Vieivsof the
. Directors in regard to immediately Completing the Line between
Paisley and Diilry ;. to which it was ausWered, that it would be
of great importance that pOrtions of the Line should be opened,
and a return derived from them before the Capital for executing
the remaining hart was called; but that,- consistently with these
views, and the convenience of the Shareholders in paying, the
Calls, it was the impression of the Directors. that the execution'
of the whole main Li to shoud be proceeded with at as early a
period as possible.
It was then moved by Jas. 111`Cat.u, Esq., of Daldowie,
.seconded by I'HEOPORE Loom), Esq., of Calderpark, and
unanimously agreed to, that the thanks of the meeting be given
to the Earls of Glasgow and Eglintun, Colonel Blair, of Blair,
Mt. Campbell, of Fairfield, the ,Burge of Irvine,• and the other
Landowners on the Line who have prompted the undertaking
by the liberal arrangements they have Made with the Company,
regarding their Land required for the undertaking.
It was afterwards moved by GEORGIC TAYLOR, Esq., Ayr,
seconded by WILLIAM MILLER, Esq., of Monkcastle, that the
.following Directors be elected for tbeensuing year, and requested
to proceed with the work at as early a period as possible:
Earl of EGLINGTON. •
Earl of GLASGOW. •_
Colonel BLAIR. of Blair.
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, Esq., of Rozelle.
'JAS. WCALL, Esq;, of Daldowie.
JOHN FLEMING, Esq., of Claremont.
GEORGE' M. NISBErf, Esq.,- of Cairnhill.
JAMES•CAM PBE LL. Es ~• of Moorepark.
'THEODOREWA LR ON D; Esq.,,of Calderpark
ROB'I'. MONTGOM ERIE, Esq., Irvine.
JOHN S. WOOD, Esq., Glasgow.
HUGH MILLER, Esq., Ayr.
A RCH IBALD SMITH, Esq.,- Glasgow.
JOHN MILLER, Esq., Glasgow.
JOHN MIT( H ELL, Esq., Glasgow.
JOHN LEADBETTER, Esq., Glasgow.
HENRY GRAZEBROOK, Esq., Glasgow.
GEORGE JOH NSTONE,. Esq., .Itedburn.
WILLIA 111 BROOKS, Esq., Glasgow.
JAMES BOGLE, Jun., Esq., Glasgow.
Which motion having .been put by the Chairman, was unani-
mously carried. .
The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the Chairman
for his conduct in the Chair: H.

JOHN FLEMING, Deputy-Chairman