Progress of the Crystal Palace report to proprietors
The third ordinary general meeting hears a progress update on the Crystal Palace works. Paxton confirms lower waterworks delays but all major contracts are closing. total expenditure to June 30 1855 stands at £1,234,000 with £45,000 outstanding liabilities and £20,000 surplus land value. Attendance and earnings are strong with 1,322,000 admissions since opening and a net profit of about £66,000, dividend 5% paid and £12,299 carried over. A second railway line to improve access is near completion and life tickets are deemed impractical for now. Directors propose May–April financial year and June general meetings, seek to retain Paxton as consulting engineer, and announce several retirements and vacancies among directors and auditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Paxton
Dulwich Wood
Wythes
Joseph Paxton
Prince Albert
West-end
Crystal Palace Company
Westerid
Crystal Palace
Uth
Arthur Anderson
John Scott Russell
F. Fuller
E. Calvert
C. Lushington
Laing
W. Whitmore
Report of Sir Joseph Paxton on Crystal Palace works
Paxton reports to Crystal Palace directors that most works are complete or near completion. Water temples cascades and grand basins nearly finished. great water towers pending roof arches sashwork and painting. Severe winter delayed grounds, tests of pipes and machinery underway to ensure material sufficiency and workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Joseph Paxton
Crystal Palace
Rockhills
Monti
JosErit Paxton
Motion to adopt report and form committee named by directors
A Thursday meeting adopted the motion to adopt the report and appoint a committee of A C ionides Keller Slack Etches Price Courtall Waite and Beale to confer with directors, examine the books, and report on the companys affairs at a second general meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Lonides
Keller
Slack
Etches
Cause of Poland at crowded London meeting
A large gathering at St Martin's Hall backed restoring Poland as a separate state to secure Europe balanced liberties. Sir Robert Peel and others urged Polish emigration support and a Polish Legion while criticizing policy toward Turkey and Russia. The meeting turned chaotic over an Palmerston critique, leading George Thompson to chair and push for Polish relief actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cause OF
Poland
The
Friends of Poland
St. Martin's Hall
Earl of Harrington
Charl
Harrington
Viscount Ebrington
Robert. Peel
Bart
Townshend
R.N
Isaac Butt
Francis Mowate
Tite
Col. Salway
Ebrington
Europe
Robert Peel
Lord Dudley Stuart
Sir Robert Peel
Hts
Turkey
Dra
France
England
Russia
Hungary
Crimea
Marengo
Austerlitz
Prussia
Jena
Sebastopol
Austria
Collitt
Messrs
Bright
Milner Gibson
Lord Palmerston
Solara
Wimab
George Thompson
Napoleon the Great
Proposed Private Hall at Oxford by Rev E A Litton
The Rev E A Litton proposes a private hall in Oxford under enabling powers to educate students with a domestic, supervised setting. It aims to reduce debt risk, provide year round residence, and include meals under direct control of the principal with annual expenses about 80 pounds plus clothes books and journeys. Communications should be sent to Rev KE A Litton at 86 High street Oxford for the Michaelmas Term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R, Litton
E. A. Litton
St. Edmund Hall
Oriel College
Oxford
Fev. I
A. Litton
KE. A. Litton
High-street
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Progress OF the Crystal Palace
Oxfo
Omer Pash
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