The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-29 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Yesterday, a special general Meeting at the pro- '
victim of the above compas/ was held at the London
Tavern, Bishopegate.strcet, Mr. D. Wariotworim,
in the chair, Pirtle purpose of taking into consideration
the several bills following, now pending is parliament, that
is to say
A bill to enable the Eastern Co.sties Railway Company
to construct branch railways to the East sad West India
Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway; and to enlarge
and improve their goods station, is the parch of IR. Mat-
thew, lietbnal-green, and for other purposes. A bill to
enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company to construct
a railway to the River Nese, or AVirbesch litter, below
Wiaboach, in lieu of a pnrtion of the railway authorised by
" The Wisbeseh, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Rail-
way Act, IBM," and to snot warobosess. is connexion
midi such railway, and for ether psalm& • bill to con-
firm an agreement, therein msMfanei. WIMPS the Eastern
Counties Itailwoy Company sod the Biarnasebot Railway
Company. A bill to enable tbs Zsames Osman Railway
Company to use the East an Railways ; NA to em-
power the Eastern Counties Railway Company, and the
East Anglian Railways Compaq, to enter into and carry
into effect agreements for seollin 'Wens thesels mestiesied,
end for ether parrot.. A bel to owl& tbellostsmi Cram-
ties and Loris and Blaehwem Railway Compsalm to
construct a railway, wilt bressalies, to Tabery aid South-
end, in the county of Essort, M provide a steam mormani-
estion to Gravesend, owl he ember pops's.
The CHAIRMAN amid id the Ind bora said
in consequence of a ran of dem Ham el with re-
quired that bills which had passed dm Seem Cam ene
mould be wasted to by hoar-fifths of the asrebeliers
VIM to their istraseara its the Saw a Lards. The
*ea of theme bilis woe Mad is the siardeenest eating
the swan, owl beet sesame to take would
be to disease eastWreil With regard to the
Brat bill—that for .
railways to the East
and West Isis Dees--the sainted coat of construction

was 50,00 W.
Mr. BOX niggested that dm liffis should be first read,
and • committee appointed to esenider whether they were
such as the proprietors ought Ie esees to. C_No.")
The CHAIRMAN sea he bed we Mahe Mr. Box was as
anxious is any other be riteemee the interests of
the company. But the appointment sf • eiliseiittes would
imply that there was soniethin Gbe imewhed into. But
the filet was that there was nothing to be isquired into.
Mr. Maynard, the solicitor to the esnapany, than read
ttM sheet summary of the clauses, and a resolution mites-
lotto the bill was unanimously pseud.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the meiotic,* fur the
Ileproval of the second bill, said that the object of the bill
seem to cositsnot • bridge below the present find bridge, in
esswesamse of which large yawls were unable to came to
the Mho/ eR Wisbeech. The cost was estimated at
18,411004 ami this, with the 50,0001. to carry out the first
bill, was sh the money that the shareholders were asked
for. (Has. hear.)
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the resolution for ap-
proving the third bill, said that the proprietors were aware
that the Eastern Counties Company had an agreement
with the Newmarket and Chesterford Company, by which
they had the power of purchasing that line for 20 years, at
the rate of 151. per share. The object of the present bill
was to confirm that agreement.
In answer to Mr. NULaurin,
Thu CHAIRMAN said that the agreement did not ex-
tend to the Bary branch.
The resolution was agreed to tstm.
The CHAIRMAN in proposing the resolution In favour
of the 4th bid, that namely for empowering the Eastern
Counties and the East Anglian companies to enter
into certain tigrctmenU, said that they were
bound to make application to parliament evety
session till en act was obtained sanctioning their
agreement with the East Anglian. They had met with a
furious opposition trim the Eastern Union and the Norfolk
Companies. The Eastern Union had put forward abusive
end unfounded statements against this company, their
object being to enlist public sympathy in their favour by re-
presenting that they wi re unjustly treated by this company.
They wanted to get a higher price for their property than
it was worth, but he would never consent to give more
for property than it was really worth. Meal, car.) It
was not true that the company had endeavoured
to stop ithe and development of their
traffic. They mode • fair and proper Oaf
to the Eastern Cabs Oempayifer kegs* their Weer end
they could not he mead ten enter more for the line them It
was fully worth. Meer. hene.) They were else=
by the :s orfolk Oompoly. sal meterday they mese
to withdraw the li, fm emeethemes of • eleaselebbil they
hared would be mead by the Rowe of Oematems
=Mee, and whit% widths to their intense'. The
bill was passed, however, witheed the objectionable meth
The clause to which be Waned WI the sixth clause Oho
bill, and its effect as meld INS dds,—that if within
twelve months the Ned& y asked Ibis
company to sires to ors under
terms to be settled by arbitrations mei hie
not agree to this, them the set wee le be beerretio.
dome did set de them any dimes% dor it gave them the
power of Maim the 'shimmies if Bey thought fit.
Atter SIM dlessedseh the medaltes was posed unaM
sesady, as die • susietisa gishphs the directors to give
41 Mee' settee of =lt new the Norfolk Company
rosire an
me CHAIRMAN, is myosin, the resolution in favour
of the bill for ecostrmeting a line is majunetioa with the
Blackwell Cempeny to Tilbury and Podiread, said that
they did sot soh the Eastern Counties hamsay to inear
one Whim emenditare ter his /* yap (Bur, bear)
The dhesless ereatd omelet et hes Solent Counties di-
rectors sad fear illaskwall direetsee, but the line would be
constructed by an leidepeleant sod separate
_proprietary.
Proprietors in the lieseers Osuatles line Muhl, of cotteses
become proprietors of die gespesed line, but note one-third
of the espeisdieure would mom ea the books this sem
pany. (Hoer, beer.) He kid been always of opiate that
this Bee Moak* be id the Cando Com-
pany, but, se they ,he had wily to ask
their moat to the bil=ite present Moe. The lime maid
net even more thee 111.0:01. • mile, and would be mak for
4"Arl(Hear, hem)
'oessistisa was senied 'inanimately, and a vote of
thistle bob* bees yawed to the chairman, the meeting
sepwaSsi.