The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-05 00:00:00

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of proprietors was
held this day in accordance with the standing orders of the
House of Lords, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge,
for the purpose of conaidering certain bills now pending in
parliament. The Hon. JAMIB Bran presided.
The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution approving of a bill (as
amended in wommittee) intituled " A bill to enable the
Booth-printers Railway ()ornery to make railways to Tian-
bridge and Dartford respectively, and to widen a portion
of their North Kent line of railway and to purchase
additional lands for the purposes of their undertaking, and
for other purposes."
Mr. Dews wanted to know what the nest of these greet
undertakings would be ? His idea at the November meeting,
when they were told that the coat would be 11,000,0061., was
that it would not come to ha than 2,000.0001.
The CHAIRMAN said the power taken by the hill was to
raise 1,150,000(
In reply to further questions,
Mr. Rica (the solicitor) explained that the 1,150,000 w.
which would be authorised to be raised war exclusive of
borrowing powers ; but it included a sum of 50,0004 taken
for other works mentioned in the bill, and which had no re-
ference to the Tunbridge and Dartford lines.
Mr. Davis complained of the very large expenditure in
Kest with the object of defending the company from the
Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Company, and suggested that
an effort should be made to bring about an amalgamation
between the two comprise.
Mr. ADAMS observed that 36,0001. a week would have to
come from Kent to pay 5 per cent upon the additional capi.
tal expended in that county.
Mr. lirreszu. compared the advice to amalgamate with
the London, Chatham, and Dover, with the view of getting
rid of existing didlcultiexto the recommendation to a person
struggling in the water to use a shot-belt for the purpose of
asenting his efforts; to swim.
The motion was then put and carried.
Resolutions were afterwards proposed and carried sanc-
tioning the following bills :—A bill (as amended in com-
mittee) intituled " A. bill for authorising the construction of
railways from the Bevenosks Railway to Maid-
stone and Tunbridge, and to join existing rail-
ways at Tunbridge, all in Kent, and for other purposes."
A bill (u amended in committee) intituled " A bill for a
' lease of the undertaking of the Mid-Kent Railwa (Brom-
ley to St. Mary's Cray) Company to the London,
and Dover Railway Company, and for other purposes"
A bill (as amended in committee) intituled "A bill to
authorise the Mid-Kant Railway Company to make a railway
from the Mid-Kent Railway to Addiecombe, and for other
purposes." A bill (u amended in committee) intituled " A
bill for making a railway, to be called ' The Rest Grinstead,
' Groombridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway,' and for other

EASTERN UNION RAILWAY COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of this company was held to-
day at Radley's Hotel, under the Wharocliffe, order for con-
sideration of the following bills now pending in Parliament,
viz.:—" A bill to amalgamate the Eastern Comities, the
But Anglieu, the Newmarket, the Eastern Union, and the
Norfolk Railway Companies, and for other purposes."
"A bill to confer powers upon the Eastern Counties Railway
Company, with respect to the Eppisg Railways, and to au-
thorise the construction of a railway at Colchester ; and for
other purposes."
Mr. J. C. COBBOLD, M.P., occupied the chair, and ex-
plained the different phases of the parliamentary contest on
the amalgamation bill. and regretted that the select com-
mittee of the House of Commons had not given the corn.
po
p full equivalent for the right of having the line
at 46 per cent. He added, in answer to
a proprietor, that the directors were not unanimous in re-
commending the approval of the bills. He then formally
moved the appsoval of the bille„twhicb was seconded by Sir
B. Bloomm, sag approved of. The proceedings then termi-
nated in the awed manner.

WEATHIR RAPORT.-{THIS DAY.)

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