The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1844-07-30 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. •••-• On Wednesday, a special meeting of this company was held in the Cotton Sales-room, in this town, to declare a dividend out of the profits, and to create new shares of such value and amount as might be determined upon, &c. The chair was taken by Charles Lawrence, Esq. Mr. Booth read the report, from which it appeared that on the Leeds Junction Line (opened on the 4th of May) the traffic between Liverpool and the Yorkshire districts would be considerably increased. There was little increase in the passenger department, and the fares were lower than on the principal railways. The directors were preparing for the conveyance of third-class passengers, and had arranged with the Bolton and Leigh Company, whose line (ten miles in length, including the extension from Leigh to Kenyon Junction) connects the Liverpool and Manchester line with Bolton. The share capital in this was £82,000, in 120 £lOO shares, with a bond debt of £76,000, including the Kenyon Extension. The Bolton and Leigh Company had proposed to the Liverpool and Manchester Company to unite their interests, on the principle of three Bolton and Leigh shares being deemed teocirusivcaolnesnitdetoreodntehiLs av cirri roopl raonpdo Manc, haens terr c oTmhme edi n rdeecdbits at hcceenpotaf npcaer. cT ihael report mceonmt sp, 1 awi hn cdh otfhetyli eh aunabatedh some relief from in the new Railway Regulation Bill now before parliament, but were disappointed. The total expenditure on their own line, and works, in excess of share capital, including the operations on the Leeds Junction, &c., was £454,055, which had been provided by loans, and it was expedient to makt provision for this debt. The directors, therefore, proposed the creation of £4O shares—the new shares to be appropriated to the present proprietors, in the proportion of one new £4O share respectively to every £lOO share, to every two £5O shares, and to every four £25 shares. From the accounts it appeared that the nett proceeds for the half-year were £60,320 3s. 9d., to which must be added the surplus remaining after the dividend in February last, £2,938 14s. 4d. ; making a disposable sum of £63,258 18s. Id. The directors recommended a dividend of £5 per share on 12,090 shares, being £60,450; and which will leave a balance of £2,808 18s. Id. to be carried to the credit of the next half-year's account.—The Chairman said it was satisfactory to find that their receipts were rising. The parochial rates of the past half-year were £4,545, being an increase of £l,OOO over the corresponding period last year. Those rates would therefore be little short of £lO,OOO upon the year. The government railway bill had been so much modified, that it was not probable anything would be gained by opposing it. It would soon affect their line, and oblige them to carry passengers at a penny a mile. It was right to say, however, that the directors had previously made arrangements to carry thirdclass passengers, though not at so low a rate as that stated.—Mr. Clay then read a resolution in conformity with the recommendation in the report relative to the arrangements with the Bolton and Leigh Companies, for the consideration of the interests of the two companies. This was moved by the chairman, seconded by Mr. N. Robinson, and carried unanimously.—Mr. Clay next read a resolution, to the effect that 12,090 shares, of £4O each, be created, to be appropriated to the present proprietors, in the proportion of one new £4O share to every £lOO share, to every two £5O shares, and to every four £25 shares. After some explanations from the Chairman, Mr. Arnaud moved, and Mr. Crossfield seconded the resolution, and it was unanimously carried.--The meeting then dispersed.  -------.. DEPRAVITY OF A YOUNG MAN On Tuesday last, a young man, named Arkwright, was brought up at the Borough-court, Manchester, on a charge of attempted suicide. It appeared the prisoner had been psying his addresses to a girl, (then in court with ber mother,) and having gTned her affections, arrangements were made for the marriage, when it was discovered that he was a married man. He still, however, paid court to her, and on Monday, meeting her, asked her to go with him to a public house, which she refused—upon which he took from her her basket containing some money. This, however, was recovered, and he then said be would drown himself. He rushed down Dawson-street, the girl, in alarm, following, and when near the bridge threw himself into the canal. A youth, named Henson, saw the act and rescued him ; he then assailed a person named Acton, against whom he had a grudge connected with love affairs, and attempted to throw him over the bridge into the canal. A police-officer then took him into custody. The girl . seemed so distressed that no questions were put to her. ~s.---- ~. Her mother, however, made some statements against bi i _ _ , i and hoped he would be punished in an exemplary TedITI.I.- , Mr. Townend said he could not inflict any punislgiesp 4, on him, and hoped his rescue would be a lesson tooliio,l ,t; , , The prisoner promised not again to attempt self-desrptllC_ ~ 7, ) tion, and was discharged. -, l