The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

NORTH STAFFORDSBIRE RAILWAY.

The adjourned general meeting of the shareholders
in this railway was held at the London Tavern yesterday,
J. Laurie lithAndici, Esq., M.P., I= the chair. rile meeting
was rather numerouly attended.
The CHatIMAN, in the ecine of his address, observed that
the London and North Western had been an incubus upon
iis comuai y They bad agreed to give this company the,
whOr of VIII Manchester traffic ; he would not say this'
company were tricked out of that, but they were
manicured isat of it. They agreed also to giro them half
the cross traffic and then meow need them out of that.
And lastly, they sought to repudiate an agreement solemnly
ratified by the two boards. He did not think there was any
cause for despondency on the part of this company. When
they entered into the agreement their weekly receipts
amounted to 4,5001; Mace then they bad gradually in•
creased, and during the last helf•year had exceeded 7,0001.
a week, which, attar paying all their liabilities and allowing
60 per cent. for working expenses, gave them 3 per cent.
Theo there was a chute in Mr. Cardwell's Bail which re-
quired that rsilroad and canal companies having adjoining
stations and wharfs should facilitate the traffic from
one to the other, and he believed that that was
a weapon which, if wielded judiciously, might by wielded
most eff-etnilly. As regarded divideod of course none
could be dee:nred as they had not recessed vie m/ney from
the London and North Western company ; they looked upon
it as a doubtful debt, and when they received it they would
distribute it. In cmclusion, he moved that the report
which was read at the last meeting be received and adopted.
A SHAREHOLDIR asked by whom the traffic was now
coodueted, whether by the London and North IVcatern or
by this company ?
The CltatartN said it was in a state of transi'ion. Of
omen they were looking after it now more than they did
before.

Mr. %VALET suggested that a formal resolution of confi
dence in the directors should be agreed to.
Several obareholJers, howtver, eapre.sed an opinion that
this wee usinecesesry.
The resolution then pae.ed unanimously, as did likewise a
vote of thank, to the chairman and the directors, which con-
cluded the proteediage.

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

(PROM THIN OFFICI OP Tli 1 ILZCTRIC

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