Railway notes from 1864 spark limited loan offers and stock issue
The Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway invites limited applications for loans on four and a half percent debentures for seven years guaranteed by the Secretary of State for India. London and North Western Railway issues rateable allotment of about 1.3 million pounds of additional ordinary stock to proprietors on June 18 1864, fully paid by August 1 1864 and carrying dividend from July 1 1864. Ottoman Railway Company declares half yearly interest. Indian Branch Railway Company Limited calls general meeting for June 24 1864. Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway debentures interest due on the first proximate date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Baroda
Central India Railway Company
India
London and North-Western Railway Company
Ottoman Railway Company
Indian Branch Railway Company (Limited
Melbourne and
Hobson’s Bay
Railway Benevolent Institution Half Yearly Meeting Report
The twelfth half yearly meeting at the Railway Clearing House Euston square chaired by Mr Oakley heard a report by Mr Mills noting rising prosperity. Receipts for the six months surpassed 1863 by £503 and the invested fund grew to £7,500 by April 30 1864 from £5,700 in 1863.
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Railway Clearing House
Euston Square
Oakley
Great Northern Railway
Mills
Brookes
Refreshment room opening at Farringdon station
Messrs Spiers and Pond announce a new refreshment room at Farringdon Street station serving Metropolitan and London Chatham and Dover lines. The report also notes US bond demand in Frankfurt and Lord Mayor’s Day roof project for Guildhall with cost approx £24000 and a high timber spire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Spiers and Pond
Metropolitan Railway
London
Chatham, and Dover
Farringdon Street
Frankfort
United States
Tut Guiphall
Guildhall
Kelday
Messrs. Myers
Horace Jones
Digby Wyatt
Edward Roberts
Henry IV
Thomas Knollys
John Shaw
Japan
Europe
Kanagawa
New York Times
Liverpool
Canadian Mail
New York
Berkshire
Escape Island
Rondout
Mining Chronicle highlights and mine liquidations
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley calls for a 3s per share levy on Anglo-Californian Gold Mining contributories. Willian Westcott appointed liquidator of Exhall Coal Mining. Creditors must file claims by July 10. Boundary dispute re South Wheal Frances and West Wheal Basset decided for the former. St John del Rey Mining reports £63,285 11s 4d net profit and proposes £2 10s per share dividend. Nova Scotia Land and Gold Crushing notes fortnightly remittances and improving leads at Sherbrooke and Oldham. Copper ore sale planned at Redruth with 16 listed mines and tonnages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kindersley
Anglo-Californian
Nova Scotia Land and Gold Crushing Company (Limited
Nova Scotia Land and Gold Crushing and
Sherbrooke
Oldham
Sears
Wallace
Redruth
South Caradon
Phoenix Mines
Tywarnhaile
West Damsel
Great Wheal
Clifford Amalgamated
Fowey Consols
Craddock Moor
Glasgow
Caradon
Great North Deivns
Boscawen
East Wheal Ellen
Falmouth
Sperries
Eliza Consols
East Palmear
Wheal
Towan
North Grambler
Grambler
St. Aubyn
Visick
Moyle
Michell
Aver
Pengilley
Collin
Bolitho
The Metric System Exhibition and Odd Fellows Report
Members of Parliament and experts met at Burlington House to inspect the platinum metre of the Royal Society and compare it with the 1760 yard standard. Captain Henry Kater confirmed the metre to yard ratio, and firms showcased metric standards while Odd Fellows report district finances and mortality figures. Cotton imports surge with projected 1864 spend, Egypt and British India contributions rising amid unsettled American cotton markets.
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Burlington-house
Piccadilly
Royal Society
Academy of Sciences
Paris
House of Commons
House of Commions
Bird
Henry Kater
Great Britain
Europe
Messrs. Tylor and Sons
Warwicklane
Delavil
Messrs. Troughton and Simms
Manchester Unity
Opp Fellows
London
Odd Fellows
United States
America
Egypt
British India
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Railway Chronicle
Railway Benevolent Institution
Mining Chronicle
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