The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-24 00:00:00

NORTH BASTRRN RAILWAY.

The third hail-yearly general meeting of this som-
eday was held yesterday in the Lose Room, York ; H. 8
Tzonveser, is the chair. It was the announced that
the wriacing week be made special, foe thee objects ; lit, to
'rider the yeigeisq_ of pertheing the Hall and Selby
welds ; Sad, le the propriety of aeraptiag a pro-
by rs/Ids lbw 6 pet Nat. Preference Shares created
e d. a Dock Coospeay, to an extent not ex-
goodie. 38.4871. 10.. ; and, 3rd, to emaider anaarrementi
with ether aciamaise in connection with the R,chdale
Canal Noway.
The advertisement erns, the meeting having been road,
and the sod et the company stem:Aid to the registry of
sharebelebee,
The thiamin said he penned that the report (an
abstract et which has appeared Is the Doily News) might be
taken as read, and the Ant resolution he had to move was
that it be resolved and adopted. Re trusted that the pro-
prietors would admit, whin they looked at the aoco=
that the directors had shown every diipodtion to
whatever infoimation they peassmed that could be of set to
the company. The directors were desirous of sasbllat their
constituents to obtain a fall kaowledge of the state el thole
affairs. Oa the the of timb asesunft it append that Ws
had ressived 88,2771. more Ibis fa the
year of 1854, cad yet the divideadtbsy we =lesion
to two sestione of the proprieties was lies by a quarter per
mat than that of 1854, vie., on the Berwick and York
sections. That quarter per seat animated to 11,7161. Is
the eerrsepending half-year et 1854, there appeared is the
reseipta $ sea of 14,4201. foe arrears due by the
Poet-calm ; no that If it had not been for that
triadfell, as he might call it, received last year, they
should have declared erectly the same dividend this year.
Still the quests, would recur—if there had been an increase
of 36,000( in is the remise, why was not a larpr dividend
declare(? He would udcavov to mower tts. laths
lint plies that imams* had hem earned by an imeseas of
10,2001. is winking expenses, or 28 per mot is the in-
creased revenue. 8. for this was • mays cry mead. This
increase redeeed the item to 28,1141. I'ksa ageleolls
balance at the Wealth, of this half-year was Ism by 87911.
than it was at the beginaleg of 1864. The increase In de-
benture interest was 16,2181., of which 7,6001. was due to
the ice eased rate of interest, and the remainder to the in-
creased anoint of debentures Weed. Them items, with
3,4441. to which the Leeds section of propriston were
retitled, gave • sum that would absorb more than the whole
suns of 26,1141. Ascot the additioael items of expeaditnre,
the two phial* muses woe the Moreased prim of coke,
sad the charge fee additional new engines. In
1864 the prise id mho was 9c. 10Id. per ton,
sad In Jane, 1836, it sumlls. 31d. per ton.
With regard to the now mesas it was right to say that they
wets sot maphed for the traceMthe past half-year,
although they is the asseaste ; bat It was met mop
to edit am ost they wee sow la reserve.
The dilaresie is prise of adtitisite essisse for the last half
year was 7,07111. On the whelk thereihre, if they had
bought their mice at the MN pies, =dila* saw number
M engines bed ben returned se be the esseespeadieg kali
yen of 1864—ia a word, if it bed at best die isslitatal
dessysteams, they would have shows is harmed sz
is SW waft ulnae. to the eztant of Matz
bee sienat the anal swipe is 1864 hes the
add the lane moan of additional engines, and
paling the two peas as the yeas Intim with aspen to
the pima ef ales sad mosey, instead ef adman 3 per
, ea% his diellesd, lbw would has boss sits to adage
moss% Iwo dhiamiLiesseS, hew.) lie eassequestly
issimade aid this state wm eatislathey so far se
waling seesaw was . The dinghy mild not
Waled MINIS sea if Oho war, tab a the increased
ails enemy mei dipglrta of trodet end his pries of
mks, Mtthsy mkt liggssedeat MIMI the mange men ts
with rape to the tessialial worlds( et the line, and in
that teepee they bed set bias ashes is their duty,
and the result tor the het belPyrne had Men
very asilaiathey to them. At the last keißporly meeting
he had held est sespiss hope with nips is the amalga-
mation, tibia wee ass peas. Ile led eel that it would
paha eiidsM rialto is She tedmiliss empathy.% and
ea isatimed ate of Abbe gemaally, sad basis he had
felt it storm to chew that they had made assiderable
is the oessay, whit, if their owl' Vela was
smpt up, weed palest awe tissillie Moodie at she end of
the yaw. (Applause.) The asses whisk prorated the
weirdos se the pest half-year apperiag mon sissasical
dation tits last tallest were the heavy mph% the re-
s~ef sae, the pest of sea, sad the Went is assm.
With
is Se the mars, they wars aseideably
rid=Ohs amen bell-year, me aims wise be irirs
is the item of resew* if Midi. A ausati if
mesas had to be delivered, sod site that the diresten
hoped to be alit to rebuild_ eheisaw is ask own shop,
which had eshopme assemble apsessests fee that
purpose. *Taos woad she is tsars be s ososiderable
reduction In the pepsin of weapons. llitielet weed be
sada to rasa the prise ef may. Whit ra its
prim of mice, if the basset stalissed to tlsgp the
high rates they exacted at poses% se doubt pupas wield
mart their agaaulty, asst slat far memo sob-
sash Ch the spat. If his ishaeoths WOO masa
easidesebis Mama had already bets sae la this
natter ; aid it was he tits sokrbstmate to medise
abeam they weed set best sneak their ova alma W
ammistimi te reatasibie Ms% while weal/ be WEAL
Ilia by imisdhe mdmilhat Wes, wash the aviation
of tam WPM mit Noy shiathed. As to the dewy
Ilia he Seeps the rats of lama under the Maya
Masa see . la the hat twelve months they
hod le preside est et that KAU had
bens per coat., smaisiir basin bossesly @Nisi at a
lower rate of isitiesell. sal Mails the last few mobs they
had reaelved • payee of s salsa of massy at 4 per_ east.
(Cheers.) This astesslimed the suddenwhisk the
is She erspas. Indeed he het bees
=edieVis Limits ihe s y
hah of the Nara Balm
Ws
tepee se ibe easels of railways. He Wined that
this etpaidis bad ham sassed by the admit pails
pansy Midi the -spay had puss* sad the tame
• of tibia bed peal se nisei Is saw silists% asposisily
two gnat amispillas Ikea Mem ellso to the atom,.
' tapas addsg et as salami pewee eadmeil try the
diesseses at the he mesa& SIN to see if WO ether
ablest% is illmiltelits ef file aisimai, the admits m-
inded by swing the iles sift gips&
Ms. Pumas sisisisdthe sees, which—dera a groat
somber if bed bets aistemi wefts didivend
beldebregpisessee Oat were
was asswated. esylothre. to the
as yoesien— pone sessiasooly.
The Osmasts this moved that ANIMAS be declared
on the Berwick Moak and three at the gated di per mat
per moan; Yak dam, I per mat ; Loeb Pretenses
Quarter shares sal Ridallitla. II pot mist
Mr. Pram= etisaded the swift. whisk was adopted.
The wee Ibis mode synohl. and resolutions in
their of the woolmt, Re., et the Roll end Selby
Use,allZiljteillel 11.11111 i flanderlead Dock Coon.
Psi,. Is endeeition with ether
=rM 11 Deal, were nmis
The misolisi tmaimale with a yea of tasks to the
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