The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

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TM beta/Mae addressed the meeting, reminding the
preggiagn of the various szosetiend cause which are
alma* railway train; and of the heavy charges against
the present het-year's which are of but • tempo-
:soy character. Meaas had been provided for • vigorous
administration of the goods traffic, and the friendly rela-
tions ressatly established with the Londonend Notth-
Weans orgassay would prove euesdingly advantsgeme.
The illsentery, Kr. C. 8•9111111 ii, then read the half-
ringlyaaert of the directors, as follows:—" As amilsis
Kw Waft manifests an unusual stagnant' daring ths last
M mods is railway business of every description, the in-
itial hem sods section of those railways which have bees
leas opened for public use proving in 18.51 to be nearly
Mended in amount with that of the eon Wi-
les, fa 1853. The improvement whisks has taken is
derived almost exclasively from the other limo, more re-
Gently restracted by this eempeay, up to and beyond
Direaloghans. The war, with its commumess ape the
rad; sad its Massa upon the moving poralaties of this
amoire, will wady amount he the temporary depravers
ass esperienced ; bat it is also observable that daring se-
aled weeks in the last autumn, while the cholera was so
preadsat in Landon, there was • marked diminution is the
=l;receipts of your hoes, se smeared with those of
iforlods. During the balf-year, 210/ additional miles
el railway have been completed; mad although the time
has been short, and the disadvantages greet under
whisk they have been embed tnMe. Oars are
eaieselegy iodisation. of sedva Nash, hem
The Wyeembe Railway, of was emmed es the Isi
kilisfor the conveyance boa o passeasees and seeds.
igSadstoks Break, of it miles, was , for ibe
lessinsinios of seals only, on the 14th ; the Bir-
mingham, Werediamptos, Dudley Railway, of 10f
Isifirr. from BYalsotitemto Prey, sad the railway of
• mile, beyond Wolverbameress drejaast(on with
the Shrewsbury Us; were °posedßa pemenga,w the same
day. Although these lastimatiesed Saes as still oily be
seed fee the enveyease of gmemogooga bearishas the
stations mg seavaimageo ter arrehiag sad *Goyim on the
talk is gbode sad =isoseismals , thereasse
Mesa has bean charged, from the day_ easing, he die
blueist ea the expenditure for those railways. The sensate
lea for dm maid aad tbe revenge of the two Shgewebury
Nese (gala Mesas amalgamated with this ampany on
the Lt September last), are sesessuily, seder the provi-
des& of the act, kept separate from those M the Great
Weaves bursa. They are alma r undergo the same
pane of esegaination by year eadivin sad their
neleadeat as the Great Wages 111111111Sla have been
to; and they will be peneated for the
otisse to the proprietor; alter being duly
mind for the whole period to the 30th June neat
Is bekeeily known to zauryy Kthese interested is the pros-
potty of the Shrewsb lin
an
wawith mesh
that the edam anniNesies ra
of ell lks be memo of thes satidesies,e
✓ailways hes Iseencand sines they lave beeemobs property
of the Great Western Conway. by mutual opaaeat
with the Levies sled North Women Railway may ;
said that the am nia= in Inas is for the future to be
aided ea a aidgesso bag neamerative rates, the oily
eastkok ae year dinners hen always represented, which,
is their elation, is calculated to Lure both to the public
mad the preprietore, the subetaatial benefits of a fair and
radars, rivalry between two independest epitome. It
will be perceived from the mortar that, as anticipated
ender the circumstances ea fully explained at the last meet-
ing, your revenue is still ineasibsred with a heavy lass for
those undertakings. The alteration Ise the raitway rates
whiob, under the agreement already adverted to, took effect
on the Ist January, be, however, already loads a material
chap Is the mega* of those liar; and yea
dime= evnemplan with noilloose sub progree-
she sena Orem the ado of that principle as
will lea, at no distant pined, to the disap-
pearing of a loss. Besides Oa they look forward to
realise the ironclad Abets of wishing duoughout with
one esodoneas rsiug, whia WE as oesetitate Bir-
mingham end the km kelvin astral feeders
of trails over the serthen Uysgees,, to the river Mersey;
whir by the same wise, Laseshlre trails will be sea-
med upon every pactiska year line to be die inted
over the math or •ms, . Ts soder to secure Ike sumo-
mical and barsoniess tennesedes of bonbon weer every
portion of those engines lion it bin bees Mimed expe-
dient to undertake the wadies sod ansegessat of the
Bukeabsed Lam, emmilaght see diuretics hest Chester
to Birkenhead, • ammo of IS mile; sad is the ober dine-
tics *Walton, near Wainer% a disown of 17 nibs
towards Manchester. An weeigenset has bees aegalesed
—nbiest to the appeases. ..1 gseerol awnings Kbeth
onapeoin to attars the eepse general outline of
whisk he been already sesemnaketed to the proprietors in
a repot to sad einulated with the accounts.
The apes which that t hoe ben
based an to Men to the Birkenhead line all the rale
which shall pass over year railways, and to give to them the
entire prods ikon eves aura of their revenue; the Great
Weans Company being married to nadsrtaku the mows
of sesayiag and managing the trade at a way
low per, sentage, to order to prevent is
to their business by want of uniformityor by obstructive minaderstandinp sad
The Birkesbead Company are to have secured to a
minimum emosatof gross receipts, with • definite 1811110.111/2
as already explained in the circular; sad the Great Waimea
Company are to have the option, within lee years, of taking
the lurema a perpetual lease, at a Seed email rental. The!
directors recommend this arrangement for the sanction and
approval of the special general meeting. TM lease of the
Cornwall Railway, conjointly to the Greet Western, Bristol
and Baster, and South Devon companies, under die powers
of an sating act of parliament, bag bees seamed as the
best mesas which can be afforded to that la nix-
ing money to ensure the completion of _
and primarily of that portion of it beams einana and
Truro. The plan will be attended with a oisiblable
saviag of capital to their prophase* Isr_peedilliss bone-
tin plant for them, and minim will be emmell deem
working the railway ander eke agairised esalileassat
The nude of giving effect to tide lass k alesidei Se prevail
any eventual lose, either to the easechited or to
the Carswell Cannily. The einslar nee is the se
wthrees of the prepaid lea; GM as abalone sonmesol
that authority shall bs gives to them tent* era* astessenk
It will be remembered thet a naademos hem the Coast el
Queen's Been realised the compiellia of a railway be-
tween Bradford ant gatrei=isais sent;
pany,and that legal
respect of other lime, wee sorgended:opin in soder-
taking from this company to early to
prawn he odes&
fug their power tanks addrional aepital, and for a pro-
longed time to Gonave ether misuser the Wen ilemov-
set, and \Peplos* Reams. Imineless of as penis
ter; from time to line, enema thses peeseediage ; sod
the est to raise the edielesel aad extend the period
foe males the hoes (whisk was submitted speaft it
approval at a meeting of the csaipany) received the royal
as daring the lest sears. The has sow arrived
when the samara el wen pewees mut take pas; in war
to era on sod nylon the weds, mama awing the
payment of future kabob to be sospereed, as pre-
seribed by the sew 'Mediae order 'lawn he all railway
acts. The eitcaler with the eamate bog aseribed the
pains and eaten el the additional ism et newsy whisk
will be thereby bought Me epeosieb sod It may be mew
tined Net the moseys to be nivel by this creation of
shares, with the balsam to the bash of the com-
pany, wiYusabie the division to somas* all the oz peek-
tun Is whisk the nopriseses are pledged, W parliamentary
egiamml, for sew mass or works cessead therewith.
The t of sinless already wade tresa capital, ia
tempest K the WUm. Millet, asd Wi
by me of the sea seestlen, will enerCtl
i sr sots}
the Paddington seises, whisk is ineneted at 160,000 L, as
well as of laying_ saik sod siding, for the SNITOW
gauge between Osked sod Neekagaraba, eat will madam
the various isaprommene red monundatins einem-
plated se every win el the Great Western Uses as
sew epeeist up to Woberhannea. A neolutiou will be
yeeposed to the special Resting, in ashrmity with
rammaissisa. maimed is the eireslar, to
imagging the tense a that Madinat capital. The
wily ether segmostedso to be made by the vote
if proprietors veil be hr additional locomotive
Meek, medial for es sew lisa refund to, as weU as for
ea
beenesing dasaind if Net nor the Great Western and
alltresteekthWellawillsumitiatuberWihasliasissaTilintbsexlii:rd7del
;1/402,d000wfokilf.,enhoevaireoldy.
Mews an excess of nearly 100,0001. over previous votes. The
marrow gauge plant tad all improvements er additions in
respect of the two 5 kw will be brought dr-
awly umbrae ai teabitinsb7 the preyrieters hereafter,
when she ensests and the maenads he those ander-
=Se bli ilialiretcleiraillalled at the sea half-yearly
If She . Under the provisions of the
Assigemiso Ad, ISbi, six directive were added to the
Great Welborn beard ; one of that amber being nominated
EVfatlda Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P., of his owe
in virtu of • privilege conferred upon him by the
ry and Chester Act, the other five being
rby the two Shrewsbar, boards, and the
somber new assists of eightnet dinvtim
eelbement of tee disoseen of the sand bard takes
=at the muse MY-yeerly ,
_whoa Yr. A. I.
Captain Bergey, Mr.. J. 610.11iiiin 11r. Henry
and Mr. JobalfUlissa have eanniKlmr.
their
ist▪
astioa to stead for Malin la
agg
lboweire rethrement, ek Wallis Wilismirrysimsos ha n-
oshed his gnaw of appeineing hiving to be a director
▪ the esspeoy. It k the penises of the proprietors to
settle the remensaties ho the united beard of mango-
meet, and also the peeper allowance to the auditors for the
oraminatios of the esesons of the Sheembery and Bit-
nauMsbaeem and einnrsbney and (Mesta Ilaways.
imissibiable damns maim& by es
been ▪ treat Major Court, whe thseght there had been musk
veneesesuy expenditure, the wet sad immutto win
maned by a very largo wrialikh
• sunlatics dealaring the Meander S pee eon. per an
vas was agreed to, and ate the swanks of Ms retiring
Sesetine named is the
sewer being sleeted lathe plan of . Now a. Atkin-