The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-06 00:00:00

THAMES HAVEN.

The adjoented meeting of shareholders is this
swap's, was bold yesterday, at the Louden Tanya; Mr.
J. D. LOWDIN is the 'hair.

The meeting had been adjourned from the 29th ult.,
' in order that a poll night be takes on the propositions then
submitted to the proprietors. The muse recommended by
the directors wee, that the lend of the company at Thames
Haven should be applied to the formstion of a dock or har-
bour, with all the necessary accommodations. This propo-
sition wee seat by en amendment, proposed by Mr. Gill,
"That she surplus land now is possession of the Themes
Hoven Company be sold by some eminent auctioneer is lots
(after being duly advertised) to the best bidders, subject to
the valuation of the auctioneer."

The CMAIIIIIAN observed that, is again mooting the
proprieton, the directors remained of the same opinion with
regard to the policy to be pursued. He was happy to say
that, if the proprietors agreed to apply to parliament for •
revival of their powers to constrain • dock, the Chair-
man of the Blackwell Railway Company had con-
seated to join the new board which it wes proposed to
elect for the management of the undertaking.
After some &scansion a poll was takes, when the
following rerun was declared :—For the Dock, 143 votes,
representing 3,203 shares; for the amendment, 83 votes,
represeatian 1,280 shares; majority for the Dock, 60 votes,
and 1 922 shares. A formal resolution was than agreed to,
authorising the directors to apply to parliament for the
revival of the company's powers, and to make a call of 6s.
per share. Resolutions were also pouted to redoes the aim•
her of dinners, and to authorise • shange of name for the
undertaking, if neesesary. A vote of thanks to the chair-
man terminated the preseedisp.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday, at the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, Mr. Wtca•
Ham, M.P., pmicling.

Is special meeting was also held, to approve the lease of
the Rochdale Canal, and to convert a portion of the debt
into irredeemable annuities.

An abstract of the report and accounts has already been
pablished.
The CnotiMON said the capital expended on the main
liae durum the lust half-year, as in those preeedieg, bad
gun principally for IMIT•11se of station accommodation
regrind to carry oa the increasing traffic on advantageous
spa esonomical terms; and It was impossible to say to what
sateat farther capital would be required in this direction,
when it was remembered that the traffic of this railway was
found almost to double itself every five or six years.
During the half year just expired, two very important
branches had boss added to this railway, one being
that from Wigan to Southport, and the other the Liver.
pool DJek branch. The Wigan and Southport line had
been oonatracted at a very moderate out, and a vary
moderate r would, therefore, suffice to gii • the same
profit as the other parts of the railway. The dock breech
would be a most important feeder to this company's under-
taking, and whim the colliers were enabled to empty their
waggon direct iota the vessels blew from the high level,
the increase of 'Wizard trade, if the anticipations of the
direeton were at all correct is that rupee; would add,
very materially to the receipts of the company. The East'
Lancashire Company had exercised their option of not join-
ing in the owsership of this branch, and the directors of this
company saw no rerun to regret that resolution, as with
the great increase of traffic likely to arise with the port of
Liverpool, they would require all the facilities the line
**aid give them for the development of their owes Wane.
The total revenue irons ell sources, during the six months
endirg 30th June last, was 504,2071., and in the
correspoading period of 1854, 490,741 L, bias an in-
crease of 13,4661. The passenger traffic had deereued
8.8411, and the merchandise had ineressed 23,1841.
He was glad to say, however, that the passenger tnflie had
increased almost as muck as the goods traffic during the
current half-year. The working expenses had dimintrlted
from 44 per cent. in the first half of 1854 to 42 per cent. Is
the half-yule jut aloud ; but both the rolling stock and
permanent way of the company were in as good audition
at that of any railway in the kingdom.
Mr. BTZWAILT (UN via-Ch11411111111) seconded the MO.
!titian.
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The resolution was carried unanimously, as also one
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