The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

SOMERSET AND DORSET RAILWAY.

After several delays and disappointments the boar
experts& visit to our good town of the "
was made on Monday. About eleven o'clock a tram,
conristing of use of England and Oo's improved
engines, having a °preying for the ragineerand stoker,
with tender attached, and int and secced-olsas
carriages, came up from Temple Costae, conveying
some of the directors sad other °initials of the 000 t•
pay as their way to the general balf-yearly /mating
at the Crowe Rotel. At Ant oeuiparatively few
were pikers& briber to wittiest the Apt, but as
soon as it was noised about hatst train had really
coma, a goodly number of townspeople repaired to
that abortion of the company wails called the Ito.-
bridge, and to other points where a good view of
the cias could be obtad. The bran remained as
the line near the shirks till about three o'clock, and
was ieeproted by a great number of people.", all of
whom upraised ormoderable ratisfactron with the
a:instruction of the engine, and the fittings-up of the
carriages.

VIIITIIIO 01 DIRECTORS AND lIIIARZEOLDMIL
The asomd ordinary helf.yearly poem' romMag of
the company was bald at the Crows Hots Let twelve
o'clock. The char vas taken by the Right Boa.
the Lord Riveraend there were &bejewel,' : Gimp
Weary, E q..(4.slyob.ira),&rX B. Baker, Bart. ,
Hoary B. JILOWI Clark, Seq.,
Joke C. Maerel, Faq., Robert A. Bead, Secretary. ;
A. Pates, Odle anperiateadent ; G. Siemer,
reddens engineer ; R. A Damn, locomotive ever.
iatiadmit ; Mr. J. Peas, oazT.yor; the two 'editors,
MOMS. Gill sad Mundt, lad a largo riambee of
eharebeidere.

The noble Caanuesa canpatelated the directors
and shareholders es the inearetul °peeing of the
use so far, sad expressed his very grist pleasure in
messing so larp a munber ofsharshalisn co that
cassetes. They bad ally one mum tor revel,
namely, that the *se meld Oa be Ujs..4as the time
appointed; but while he admi that contmetors
pasangly were apt to be behind their liras, he mum
my that he wet tally convinced their aostramen
had dear their duty, and that Chu delay was
unavoidable. There wee one geatiessan primal who
deserved their warmest thank., and towhee
Ow, weregmenlp isdehted for the anesessill
forward et their wielism—he Waded he Mr=
(Chown ) Hiwoe smehi urpresned theibeihnp et
01l Perawat whoa be said that Is this gustielses'a
lauitico lad haulms they awed ash. Ai re-
garded the opening of tits Ilse for traits, be ex-
Meted, but dlih. M caislime
would
. owsololo, yea. tied
mottos of their He.
which bed bees to the
botith-Wagera Company ke dm rem, seise dim

agreement had occurred between the two ocanpanice,
and in oonsequence the lease had been cancelled.
There wasonething hseirioularly considered worthy
for congratulation, that wag the appointment
of *rote to the waspany from Bondman through
to Poole. No doubt some degree of disatidaotion
would be felt by the inhabitants of the later pace
that the wish expressed by them to have an indepen-
dent line could not be acceded to, as it was quite
inipmeible for them to meet their wishes from want
of funds. Be was fully convinced that a large
traffic would be trannicted on the line by opening
the way up from Burnham to Cardiff, in prod of
which he contracted the present with the former
traffic between those places. By baring two boas
planed on that station the truffle would no dela he
considerable. He hoped that the directors would
not enter into very ostensive schema, but coalse
their attention to the well-working of that the, had
in hand. As regarded the erection of • station at
Spettisbury, and the improvement of the Blandlerd
station, the directors felt they were precluded, by
went of fond& from doing anything In either ma..
He did not know that there was anything farther
for him to remark upon, and therefore he mould
simply move the adoption of the report, a
which had been sent to the shareholder& (Applause.)
W. C. Focuser, Esq., inquired bibs item
charged is the capital account -(Parlismatforp en.
ponies.) Be would like to know in what way those
"TM CaesswAirstimirtma. m.—They were incurred by the
Amalgamation Bill between this oompay and the
South- W *stern.
, T. H. BLWMILD, Eaq., also inquired respecting
the £12,000 mentioned at the Salisbury melting,
I to which his lordship replied that that sum was
raised Ly additiond shares.
Mr. Ricsius inquired whether it wee the inten-
tion of the directors to area a station at Dammam ?
The CHAIRMAN.—Went ot funds has and will for
some time prevent as frogs erecting one.
T. H. BASTARD, Esq., then presented a regulation
from the inhabitants of Spstasbury„ asking for a
more suitable station at that plea. To this the
chairman aid he must give the raw answer radars.
—They could not do it for went of means.
The Deputy-Chairman, G. WARST, Seq., tams
propormd • vote of than he to their *sodas{ chairmen,
who bad, he said, worked bee and soul for their
gnod, and the success of the undertaking. Being •
• director himself he knew the difficulties and
obstacles they bad to oostend with, and be believed
It was mainly owing to the perseversees of his
lordship that they had overcome Main. (Cheers.)
The maim was seconded by James Chirk, Esq.,
and supported by John C. Maned, Esq., and carried
unanimously. . . .

His LORDIIIIIP, in ackaowledgieg the compliment,
siPrrod the Emit Saslow* he bad fat at that
meeting. Eve jibing bad gone on so ainstid4re
though be did not generally like public If
all were like the pretreat that repegisenee be
entirely removed. NOVO( had be mist a pleasanter
hour, and he moot heartily thanked them for their
kindness, and should be most brippy to mist them to
carry forward their plans for the prosperity of the
railway.
This closed the business of the day. 7'be direstors
afterwards partook of a lunch, furnished by Mr.
Epics in his usual excelleut manner. About three
o'clock they returned to the station, mid mere
qaickly borne along the iron-way to their destiar
don. _

We 1,. informed that the Govireunent Inspector
is expected to travel over the line on Friday, and
that the thrnugh route will be ore for traffic the
following

Ducacroal Rsroirr.

The followMg are the chief palate of interest In
this report:—" The directors have great satishatima
in aanounsing that the last section of Beeline is now
compieted with some trilling szseptiosia The
final noties of its mediums for impieties by the
officer appointed for that purpose bas hem seat
to the Board of Trade and the opening for publics
traffic only waits the sanction of that d
Although the opening does not take =L. as
soon as anticipated at the last meeting, mainly
owing to unforeseen difficulties, ceased by the
nature of the soil at liammooo and Bbillingstoes,
Lb. directors think it due to the contractors to bear
testimony to the unremitting exertions made by
them to complete the work at the earliest pesible
moment.

The supply of rolling stook in band is aaaply
sufficient for prevent requirements ; and the wh
has been purchased of finite of high repubstion,
and is built of the best materials and workmanaldp.
The undivided attention of the direceore will now
be gime to the careful and economical woritin of
the line and the development of the traffic. With
this object in view, three points of mesh imperinnos
have bad the earnest attention of the Board. Pint.
—The obtaining full control over the whole of year
railway by tennumting the existing egreament with
the London and South-Western Railway Company
for working the Biandford section. Second. -Th.
necessity for obtaining free soma for your traffic to
lb* port of Poole. 'Third. —The improvement of
the ommonnication between Burnham and Cardiff.

Your Director, ;;; -Ira—ppi—to—r—tata—TbsTeT.
=cot with the London and Bouth-Watern
ply they have seoceeded in natithotorily
arranging the two first points. Under this agree-
ment the Blandford slake will be handed over to
this oompany on the opining of the Bhuidierd and
Templ•Combe section, and will in future be worked
as part of your main line.
oontinnons train service, to commence on the
same day, is arranged between Burnham and Pooisp
to and from which station your trains will run; and
a system of through booking and through rates has
been agreed upon to all stations to which this cam-
Fatly can book traffic.
The me of the Boeth-Wenters Company's siedion
at Wimborne has been smeared on fair tarma, and this
company is at liberty to appoint Its own agent as
that place, and at Poole.
Your railway, which has been so anxiounly looked
for, is completed, and all parts of the lino on
brought into connection with each other, and with
Is
the systems of the London and South-Western and
Bristol and &OW Railways on the north and
south.

Ths whole line in now in your hand', to be worked
as one system and one inland ; end ths traffic be-
tween the Bristol Channel at Burnham, and the
English Channel at Poole, will be conducted,
walnut change of xriagu,bT a continuous train
ammo.; in connection with which Lb. Mennen et
Lb. Burnham Tidal Harboer Company will run be-
tween Bandon and Cardiff."