The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-01 00:00:00

GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.

Yesterday the adjourned meeting of the General
Screw Steam Company was held at the London Tavern ;
J. U. Ewe, Esq., chairman of the company, in the chair.
The subject of discussion was a report furnished by the
professional accountants, Messrs. Quilter and Ball and Mr.
Begbie, upon the financial state of the company, upon a
reference made to these gentlemen by the proprietors, at •
public meeting held on the 22nd of 'Novel:clic r lost. This
report was read at the meeting held on the 21th ult., and
its further consideration was adjourned to this day.
The meeting was divided as to its reception or rejection,
and some of toe shareholders taking a middle course, were
disposed to advocate a reception of such parts of it as were
found to be sustained by the internal evidence of the ac-
counts. The report agreed g Ily with the state of the
accounts in the company's books' but produced results from
the same figures which differed very materially from the
views put forward by the directors. The latter showed by
their statement a surplus applicable to a dividend, whilst
the accountants produced • balance against the company.
Mr. R. W. CRAWFORD, who was supported by Mr.
Wigram and Mr. Hoare, proposed a series of resolutions,
having for their object a general adjustment of the coati
patsy's accounts up to the 30th of December la •t, and
strenuously urged the meeting to adept his views, declaring
his entire dissent from very many of the recommendations
of Messrs. Quitter and Ball, which he contended were not
Justified by the actual state of the company's affairs.
On the other hand Mr. Hockey supported the report of
the aces:matelots, and declared his entire reliance upon the'
conclusions at which they had arrived.
A long and very animated discussion followed, in which
Mr. T. Chambers ntived as an amendment that the at-
eounrante' report be adopted, and the directors be requested
to retire.

The CHAIRMAN explained tbat the board bad no wish
whatever to remain in office. They merely held dike, as
he informed tho last meetiag, until their successors were
appointed.
The amendment being put, was lost, and the discussion
was r.sumed upon Mr. Crawford's resolutions, upon which
Mr., T. A. Monkey moved as a further amendment, " that
the report of the accountants be received end adopted."
Mr. Hankey omitted any allusion to the retirement of the
board.

This amendment being put, was also lost, end a ballot
being demanded by the supporters of Mr. Hankey's amend
went, the meeting odjourned to the ith of February, to
learn the result of the ballot.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDING

ORDERS.

Yesterday the examiners of the House of Com-
mons declared the following bills to have complied with the
Standing Orden.
EAST INDIAN RAILWAY AND MADItAS RAILWAY.
To enable the But Indian and Madras railway companies
to issue and register shares and securities in India.
EAST ICaNY RAILWAY.—For smendment Dearness
Valley Railway (construction) ; Bognor Railway ; Lon-
looderry and Coleraine Railway ; Cromford and High
Peak Railway; Belfast and County Down.
The bills for the Spalding, Bourn. and Stamford Junc-
tion Railway, and for the Middlesbrough, &c.
The following other bills of a miscellanc;:us character
also complied :—East and WI. lt India Dock Company (for
enlargement of powers as to raising money and nt Lon.
.don D .ek Company (for the same purpose.) Derby Es-
tension 'miaow meat; I.Jabridge Burgage Lends- Ply-
mouth and Stonehouse Ou Company; Renfrew Police,
aad Ayr Harboar.

MEMORIAL TO SIR ROBERT NEWMAN.—The
friends of the law Sir Robert Newman, Bart., of the
Guards, are about to erect a cenotaph in Masthead Church,
Devonshire, to the memory of the gallant soldier who fell s
at Alms. The Lord-Lieutenant of the county, Earl For-
tecne, is understood to have originated the design, and
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