The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-01 00:00:00

HAMMERSMITH AND CITY RAILWAY:

After our report left yesterday,
Au extraordinary meeting ism beld• we re •.•
to consider the circumstanced under which Mr. :
Mr. Blake retained their alone alter the 00411111,1. 1••
Moo of the shareholders, at the special meeting of the
pany held on the 12th of August, te, the er• t
tee conduct of Mr. Parson and Mr. Blake hal 1,,
detect with the retention of their Ake,

Mr. POWILES was voted to the &air. It wis Las.
jested that, as Messrs. Parson sod Blake bad marl,
object of the requisition was accomplished.
The opinion of the solicitor was takes, and RA be th
the subject might be discussed, a resolution was pi
by Mr. Surgey and madeotestiog
the meeting in the remarks by the Lard Chid •I
in the case of Parson v. Bergey, epos the improire,
directors speculating is land through which that: ,
' intended to pus.
Mr. PARSON contended that, ea be bad justified Ir.
duct before a jury of his country, it was uofair Lod
on the part of Mr. Sargey to revive the questioo at
lag of shareholders, and to come armed with polies •
extent of seven-eighths of the shareholders to pans
demmtery resolution against him.
A very loos and discursive discussion followed, o
most of the facts brought forward at the trial
petted; sod Mr. Wilkinson and other directors eat .• • •
their conviction that Mr. Yemen, is ref cream to the •
estate, had acted with Indiscretion, hut without .
hosourable intention. Ultimately, after person.`.....
been somewhat liberally indulged to on both suit, • ,
solution was carried.

Another reiolotion, thanking Mr. Surgey for the -
be had taken on behalf of the tharehulders, awl tit
an opinion that in defending the action be had LtA •
rendered wieential aereice to the compeer but to the
at large, was alai carried ; and a rote of thanks
chairman concluded the proceedings.

ECILiT COAST RAII.MAT.—The half-yearly .
meeting of shareholder, we. Data yesterday at the *.
Station ; Mr. C. G. Hilton le the chair. The repor•.
has already beets published, having ben read, the CL.
in moving its arloptims, said the delay I. openingI
MArglio bid 1111M111 0011•11QINSCIS MUM reiouta...,•.
of the Board of Trade not having Imes carried oat, r, ,
delay had, doubt, entailed a loss twos the ocumew.,
he did nos think the Loadoe, Chatham. and liorm t •
past' wen to blame. The directors aisticipated a lari-
crises of traffic upon their line on the opening of the
don, Chatham. and Dover line to Blackfriar . is
queues of Ca increase of station ao..omniedatio• tout

intrusive works required at liainagaLe Harbour, W due.t a.
have &tad it Deograway to apply to pitrhatuent for
to mime additional capital to the estrus, of HUMP,
which ptooeedieg he trusted the proprietors woo
tioc. flir C. P. emooded the m.4ua, whir! •,.
=to. in reply tea shareholder. tee (Tasman ..-
d the terms of the goverment instems the
and the London, Chatham. and Dover Bails). TL. r. •
tiring directors and &ignore were then h.,
meeting was then made special, and a semiotics was y.e, I
to empownieg the dirOCSOri to meat the it
1 (30,M0) into stock
SITTINt.ttol-KNE AND SHIEKNEe.
half-yearly meeting of this company was coevesed
day at the office in Jobe-etreet, Bedford-row. yr. 1..
Magnum, on taking the Moir, mid be regretted that it ore
necernary to adjourn the mwtiaY. He would NOVO o.t
stood adjourned mita XII April meat. A:rod
to,in adjourned amediagly.
ids/tenter ea AND MiLleolup ItAILWAY.--Yeatee-
day the adjourned gerund manlier Lila company ea.
held at the aloes Cs/moo-row, Westrninmer ; Mr. M. .a
in the chair ; whge the report of Um auditors. 11.
W. Hemewerth aid J. Ferris, stated that they
mined the books and vouchers, and believed the san.e to
subeisetlally tree ; that the outlay of the a,mpuly,
59,1881., via in exam of the recrupte ; that there re,
lubilitir outstanding and a considerable met of call,.
white the *editors nu:ammeter's.' should be at mice ,alle I
up. Attar soma dimming, on the motion of Mr. I:eesten,
aseonded by 1111r.Gibls, the report mid accounte were adopted.
and the meeting separaied.