The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-23 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOCKS.

The following is the report of the directors which
will be sabssittedf to the seating of shareholders to be bald
this day.
The /*Lewin canyaraties ststssaat will show that
the seesaw still 'painless to advaaos ia e satisfactory

184077u5e 30, £367 13 6 December 31, £698 6 2
1860 „ 791 2 3 io 979 12 4
1861 „
1862 1,006 1,290
11 2 2 0 1,314 9 2
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This sontiased thaws' A the trade confirms mast
m" tly the *Asa A the directors as to the im-
mediate neesenty for as full completion of the
works, and their Mimeo that the undertaking when
se eomphoted will be reemenseative. All the additional
Aare espied him* beta nalearlbed some time after
the i hoifady wasikg, the directors were en-
abled is eempkls the anatraet with MUSTS. Ritchie.
sea and Mir" Ike kokanoed the worth without delay.
Me gawks Thigh gip two made is highly satidectory,
awl seal be fully demillied k the accompanying report of
theLthiem.. The NM doses held by Mr. Gill on the
ve the semplay, essosating to 1,3601. per annum,
"ineanek hem alinsed by that gentleman for public
sale, Adams at year sikekon have entered into a contract
foe their pitehme with the Mew of making meat s
meat b wine the kaki °harp of the companyT;a7t
in
praparden to the rednadea which has taken
pious in lha inking an kanrialas geserally. Resolutions
will be enhniked le the seating having for their object to
invest the dieselers with the n powers to eery mach
en
arrangement Woo affeet.—H. B. ANALUI, chairman."
The eegineees revert etater—" Since my last half-yearly
report the eantenstme, Morn. Hutchinson and Ritson, have
been gransediag vigaosuly with the works, and the pro-
gress hes bees le amid as alreasastsuices have permitted.
The auselnesSlaseei the asawarra, the most important ope-
ratics, boa be.. rapidly progressing, se that about one-
third is dOhe this roger- dam will enclose the space which
is to be weapied by the principal works. Arrangements
are being made for the erection of a large pumping engine,
by miens of which, if nothing unforeseen occurs,
it is most probable that, by the end of the year
the large area to be cuckooed by the dam will have been:
drained, and the coestruction of the several parts of the
work will be in progress. In the outer basin, exterior to
the dam, the contractors are making a straight cut to Mr.
Gill's dock, instead of the present circuitous channel. The
completion of the cut will enable some additional quay wells
to be built, which with the pontoon (now about to be
launched), and some mooring buoys, will furnish accommo-
dation for the vessels which will be excluded from the
inner basin, after the completion of the dam. The ware-
hous•s have been completed. Some additional repairs have
been required to be made to the pier, in consequence of
injuries done to it by vessels.-1. K. BaroaL."

The =port of the aide= el this company, to be
sebmikeed to the propriety= an 'Pride commences by
Quills to dm arreasseenet esters" Late with the ?re-
ferees, shareholders roe peedieg the im passed last session,
by vt= eenitereed Si pima the debts of the company,
to as met eassaibi WM. to be converted into
stook of maim. to be "'creditors' stock," at a
este et Isemest met eseseass 41. per cent. per annum, sod
else be seebestee, es eesdhlese to be agreed on at a meeting
of postbsyste aseobelders, the issue of new shares at the
sage isle el himeet, to the =seat of 77,8261.: such stock
sad dans to be respectively anialed to payment of their
divides= seat la pnority altar payment of the interest on
the debenture debt of the tempts,. The Colchester and
Stour Valley ttailway Company were also induced to give
up their claim for arrears of rent to the Ist of July laid, and
to consent to a further reduction upon the rent payable to
them under the then eniating agreements between the two
companies. The late solicitors consented to abate upwards DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.—II is
of 6,0001. from their bill of costs, to give np their claim for ezpected this railway will be able to pay 7s. or 7s. Gd. a
two Tom. interest upon their balances, and to receive pay. share, which is upwards of 6 per cent. on their present prior
meat in mediton' stack et par for *early ftre-sllthe of their In the market; the last dividend can only ft.

THE HOLIIFIRTH CALAMITY. _
aaII:DVIRBFIELD, SATERDAY.
Yesterday, the united committee of Huddersfield
and Holrnfirth, with deputations from the distant local com-
saitteei, assembled at eleven e'clock, in the Masohic
South-parade, Huddersfield, fur the purpose of receiving the
report of the central sub-committee as to the manner in
which they had disposed of the funds contributed by the
benevolent (or the relief of the sufferers by the Holnitirth
calamity, and also to determine what should be done with
the large surplus that remains, after all personal claims upon
the fund have been sati-fied, according to the judgment of
the sub-committee.
JOHN 13mooKr, Esq., occupied the choir; and Mr. JOHN
FiteliMAN, one of the secretaries, opened the business by
reading the report of the centrel sulecommittee, which
showed the minner in which the various claims for comprn-
sation had been disposed of. Those not exce,ding 290/. the
committee had settled according to u hat they considered a
(air compeesatiso far the lora eustained. The claims above
2001. the committee had also insestigated, and fixed the
sum they considered ea -h claimant entitled to, and two-
thirds of such suns had been paid to the claimants. To the
orphans, who varied from two years to twelve years of age,
the committee recommended that live shillings each per
week be allowed until they arrived at the age of
sixteen years; and the committee had patty arranged with
the Leeds and Yorkshire Assurance Company fur the pay-
ment of that sum to the orphans, for the emu of LOSS/.
The committee recommended that in the case of
Mrs. Hint, of Dig:ev, the sum of 4,4004 should he placed
in the hands of trustees, and invested for her benefit. Thera
were peculiar circumstances in thin case which had induced
the committee to make an exemption in her use, which on
explanation satisfied a majority of the meeting that the
committee had acted wisely in this recommendation. The
committee concluded its report by recommending that effi-
cient assistance he given for the restoration of the. Bilberry
re servoir.

When the report had been read over, it was considered
by the meeting paragraph by paragraph, and interesting
discussions took place on each recommendation.
On the motion of Mr. Wututir, seconded by Mr. JON I;4,
the remaining one-third of the amounts due to large
claimants were ordered to be paid.
Mr. Dimi, of Wakefield, submitted a resolution recom-
mending that an additional sum of in. in the pound should
he awarded to those whine claims had been decided by the
committee.

This etiolation was seconded by Mr. TRAVIS, of York,
who supported it by some lengthy observations.
A long discussion ensued on this propositioa, and on its
being put to the vote it was lost by a large majority.
Mr. JOHN Ithoone then moved, and Mr. JUNE:,
se-
conded, that the report, as presented by the central sub-
committee, should be adopted, to which
The Mayor of SHEFFIELD moved, as an amendment, that
the report be adopted, with the exception of the concluding
paragraph, which proposed the restoration of the Bilberry
reservoir out of the lauds at the disposal of the committee.
This amendment was seconded, and a discussion unsaid,
in which the delegates from Hull, London, Iced., and
Bra: lord supported the recommendation of the sub.com-
mates, and the delegates from Halifax and Sheffield op-
posed it.
Mgr a lengthy iliscuasion the recommend
port was adopted b• a considerable majority.
The sum of 7,0001. was then voted for the restoration of
the reservoir, to be placed in the hands of nine trustees,
who are to see to the judicious expenditure of the money.
The following gentlemen were named on the trust: Mr. C.
11. Jones, Mr. J. Freeman, Mr. Travis, Mr. T. Mallinson,
Mr. Rand, of Bradford; Mr. Joseph Firth. Mr. F. Lupton,
Leeds; Mr. T. Dyson, Holuifirth; Mr. Nelson, Hudders-
field, and other gentlemen.
A resolution was moved by the Rev. Mr. WAND, of Hull,
that the sum of 4004 be left in the hands of the sub-com-
mittee to meet casual expenses in the winding up of the
business, and that the balance, atter all the claims had been
met, with an account of how the money had been expended,
should be returned to the local committee not later than
the Ist of November, 1862.
This was seconded, and passed unanimously.

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