The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-11 00:00:00

RAILWA Y MEETINGS.
EAAT LINCOLNdBIRE,
The 0n"."7 oall-yearly meeting was held yesterday at
the Gnat Noreen Railway Company's offieth in MOOfirnte.
street 8. H. Poch", Req., took the chair, when the follow
lag report was read.
"Teta eat of theorporation of the employ regains or-
dillkey merinos of the shareholders to be held twice a year,
ite the months of February arid August Out the lease of the
lice to the Grist Northern Railway Company having taken
out of the hands of the directors all share in the manage.
went of the working of the railway, the businees to be done
at these haltyearly meetings must necessarily be of the moat
formal charaeter. The direeton congratulate the share..
holders in their haying received lest month the first full half-
yeer's dividend of :he rent; and have further the pleasure of
reporting that the whole of the works on the line continue in
the most satiefsetory mate. The NOW •of the company has
been fully paid up, and in the um sad statement of ec
counts the pv0,1'40.011 will B'.d the withs items of expert.
ewe in the constromith of the lies."
Feem the eecounts it appeared that the total payments to
the 30.1 i of June were 616,0451. 16s. Td.. and that • balance
of 2,6591.75. 101. won due to the bankers of the company.
The CHLIK.NIAS, in moving the adoption of the repent,i
mid he had r• ctatiy been ever the line, and had found tat is
the most effieient worlung order. There were goods shone
end cottage., for the workmen, besides everything necessity
far the working. of the railway. The receipts on the line
were grade:ally improving, and he had no doubt bat Wry
wou'il go on satiefectotily.
The report and sier.unts were adopted.
As the shareholders would only meet for the pourer"(
receiving a dividend, it was suegested that the weedn.
should in tutors be held
Aber a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting ad-
orned.
BOSTON, STAMFORD, AND BIRMINGHAM.
Yesterday, the ordinary half.yearly meeting of this COMM
piny wan hell at the office of the Great Northern Company,
la Koorgathstrest TUOWAS MACAULAY, Esq., took the
chair. when the following report and accounts were read :
" Your directors have to inform you that the reeolutith
onanim,usly adopted at the extraordinary rental meeting
of proprietors of this company en Windily, the 13th day or
May last (whereby the offer of the Great Northern Corn
pony to pay G per cent. upon halt the capital. by giving you
in exchange an equal value in shares of the Royston and
Hitchin Company, wee accepted, and ordered to be carried
oat) has been confirmed at en extraordheinary genera
periodl m
en.
fag of the Great N.athern Company ld tor thet
Sines that time year directors have been occupied in sea-
▪ n the methane calculated for the completion, at the
earliest convenient period, of the arrathrantent then entered
into, and they have thought it advisable, in the first in-
stance, to make a cell of 21.4 e. per share on the share capi-
tal of tris ethpany, which smooth was due on the 23th of
last month. a large p' ells of which has now been re-
ceived. This will so far equalise the values of Boston,
Stamford, and Birmingham and the Roeston and Hitehin
shows, the five oldie former having 21, 4a each paid up, or
3GI will be ear:hear &We for eight of the !atter, upon which
41. 10.. has thin coifed, or 301., and the Wares, a sum
equal to 21. ilk oe each Bowen. Stamford, and Binniort
lam share, or 11. 15e. on each Royston and Ilitchin share,
will eltlly Co waled for under the act of the Royston
and Ritchie Company, thus ensuring 6 per cent. upon 101.
per share to the pro,yietors of this company, as agreed upon
at the extraordinary general meeting. The *mounts re-
mired in advance of calls under the previous avrangemette
of the company are in course of being returned with iota
rest to dote to these proprietor' who paid them. The deeds
requi.ita fur completing the exchange of the shares will
shortly be ready for signature, of which the proprietors will
be informed by circular, when all proprietors, on delivering
up to the secretary their sealed certificates of the listen,
Stamford, and Birmingham Company, ant executing the
deed of acceptance of the Royston and Ritchie shares, will
rec ire sealed certificates, and he registered r e proprietors
on the hocks of the 11..,yston and Hi•chin Company.
Tee the dints fi r the half year ending June 30 have beim
audited, and the general balance sheet is hereto annexed :
e.
To capital account, via.:
First Orpo-it ies AWN alas-M1 at
2to. per ,Jure.. JABS U 0
Tractions reeeiverte emeseffifthis
redeemed them . .IM If II
Thelma en Mad awe, at SI&
per mbere...... ..... MAN 4 •
• 131.474 14 0

To advance, * viz.:—
Anaromt. IM 111.11101111 It

B,llto 0 0

calA

il/4114 14 0

Cm.
Ily preliminary eapwrwoos &Wird hi the Wino.
levet of July'Stk 1647
By e. Sa
nding. to the set, TU. :-
14 WWII, •Notnting. wherllloM 40.11 044111116 914 11 31
tlalarins, dike ramp" sod Mewarsowt erwrgna 1,113 13
Law awl parllamanlary dorm iss....— 12,133 0 0
DEMON' sad andlt
B.entt
or odor ................ ..... .... ........
the........ ..... 300 0 0
it. ini gurveyfts, lavisibf Infli
—doe of .muie
lard plane and meting gamy n.
1,1174 11 3
leaned on capital aid dews (La. Woad re-
e•irld) and mode, low 0.030
18,927
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