The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1849.

demi le mart that she gessilage bed ether sad weasel
motives he their hostility to the ainswas.
Kr. BWANN rem to 'gar, sad idled epee Kr. Craw-
show to widths, that 'Milk be desied.
Mr. CRAWSKAT el~tinteithewatt was that
die esmudesse gegbt te dhitteM dlredary. He next
went to the deaden dsir. Meek to the desk whisk they
meld itIeSIMIR wee applasdal at their lest meat*, mg
wes dem with the karrialas of Vii dtmeholdrm as
thee alledel le the akedes d Kr. Thaspem gad Kr.
WalielsSe the bald. TAM dehaled t with referees"
to Mr. men hameable sad bedeamlike ma did
hog odes he wee Imegelle d ides my
his Moms was waft& Me MeowerekirlisC
mem ma *dams me ftedMs a dimeter—
be, as mherehobler, daireMianibay MIS Ma Ks supped.
Is sisdesisa be rentegied Ora ihe lONISE. Semi* boa
dose misieg deserving the Omen asstered it the dret
part et thmbild report, gad thornless be moved It be set
aerIDWAIID SMITH semsdel the saassumti sad
gOrat gessidemble keg* le SAM the e
kjeeidempes which the essmilleg bad aids .Ninth
them. He emeastied that them *,get ware Meeiregto tad
that sessettnesdy the asimitles lig proved their errs in.
hiked of the lagampsermy el the Ilkeston.
TilZsriesiere le Kr. Meek% iggektement as 'hokum', be
gessedell that a mere judoists @glossies meld set have
bees mods. If Yr. Meek Mt the board other sambas
• M the game ; and he looked la vale or other gentle-
mss to supply their places. He basked upon the dismissal
to Mr. Keck m a step which would had to the direct anti.
paha of the Groat Northers Railway, and he hared the
amoseeseses which would melt. For me, he should dose
that page el his ledger for the next twelve years. He con-
ceived shat the report had been hastily draws without ade-
quate evidence.
Kr. KINNEAR (cso of the committee) thou roe to
show that time was not in their statement any remark
whirl was not justified. He observed that the realities of
Mr. Peter Clarks was the .nlgla of ell the diffuses. be-
tween the musts"' red the &raters. Mr. Clarke wee

procgdt to York iefalsify the NIMOSetI7, aa-ide old lira 7;
ceserfullyou they all knew. He tyrannised over the °Mears
sad sompalled Shen to make Mee entries in their books on
pain of their dismissal. To show the want of management
he referred to • raters, showing that is July last 646 per-
SOU were Wand in the riontpany's trains with
improper tickets ; that 365 peno were be
without tickets at all ; and 1,084 tickets were
uncollected altogether. In the two first weeks in August
270 implorer tickets were collected; 211 peruse ware found
without tickets at all ; and 641 tickets remised uneollested.
But since that time no return had been wade, sad thus in-
quiry was baMed. With relays., to their goods trafile
they were now carrying 5,010 Was more per week, whilst
they were receiving less money, their rates being the same.
He eonteeded, therefore, that Mr. Clarke was not worth any
thing as a manager and am the directors could not justify
his retention la °Mee. They were daily dinieg (with him
and treating him as a friend, sad holding him up as an ex-
ample to the whole establishment. The committee, on the
other hand, denounced him as &culprit, as we who ought to
have bean instantly dismissed. As to Mr. Clarke's
satellites—thou who had been introduced into offices in
York by that individual—they ought to be &mimed. They
bad been brought to York to eerie Mr. Clarke s purposes,
and they could cot ba retained to the benefit of the eon&
pany. With reference to the statiewmaster who was a de-
faulter. he contended that proper steps had not been taken
to secure his apprehension, which ought to have been done.
The continuing: of the cashier in his position he also cen-
sured, atter the deficiency which had been ascertained. As
to Mr. Meek being the chairman of this company, he Don•
tended that hie large stake in the Great Northern Railway,
his seat at that directory, and the nominal risk be had en
this oempasy, rendered him disqualified frog being their
chairman. The present direr:aim he bell'eved would
n proceed against the late directors for the
funds which they had improperly appropriated, if
they were allowed to take their own course. They had
taken no prompt steps for recovering these foods, and one of
them had advised a late director that, "if he were him, he
would pty nothing." Sorely this was not fair to profess
publicly to prosecute, and privately to advise in that manner.
(Cries of " Name.") He believed Mr. Crawshay had
aid so.

Mr. CRAWSHAY denied it.
Mr. KINNEAtt proceeded to complain that the directors
had not consulted the committee in the *election of new
directors.
Mr. ROWNTREE (one of the directors) rose to reply to
Mr. Kinnear. He had not sought a place in the directory,
but he obeyed the call made upon him to assist in bringing
this company into a state of prosperity, from the difficulties
in which it had become involved. Re did so because the
Lord Mayor had refused to ,o into the board without him.
He had done the best in his power to promote the interests
of the company, and the result was • bill of arraignment
presented against them. Ile defended the e .nduct of the
Wieder. as to the course they had pursu-d in reference to
Peter Clarke. With reference to the collection of ticket.,
that subject had received every attention, and there was no
ground fur the imputation that fraud had been practised.
The directors had urged teat they needed to have their
number augmented; but the comatittes had objected to
names which were suggested, and they had rendered no
facilities for strengthening the directory. Mr. Hemline,
i contination of his address, stated that Mr. Meth would not
for a menu' sit at the board in any other capacity than that
in which his fellow directors had placed him. (Applause.)
He (Mr. Ronan.) himself would be no party to remaining
at the board without thug was a fair chance of enact fully
continuing Its proceedings. If the shareholders were not in
favour of lir, peek, he was of opinion that it would exam
the suspicion and apprehension of the Great Northern Com-
pany. (Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yea.") They might
conceal it from themselves as they would, but it was quite
evident that the Great Northern Company would look upon
this as en attempt on the part of this company ether than
was friendly to them. (Criss of " Yes, yes," and " No,
no.") He submitted 'hat uponthe issue of this question de-
pends whether their property would be worth anything or not.
tie had been called upon to explain bow it was
tbat the traffic in goods was larger this year than last, and
yet the receipts wen smaller. He asked whether that
in-
cluded coal and ooke; and, being told that it did, he said he
thought the matter night be easily explained. At the sans
time he thought it would only have been candid in Mr.
Kinnear if he bad told the direeton that he intended to bring
forward this subject to-day. (Loud cries of " Bear, hear,"
and cheers.) It Mr. Kinnear had given him any intimation
yesterday, he would have brought before the meeting all and
every information the directors possessed. (Hear, hear.)
But they would see that it was absolutely impossible to reply
at once to charges so elaborated. It was said that for the
last few months there was • large increase as compared with
the forme years in the coal and oohs trade. Now' the sum
received per ton for coal and coke was; much leas than that
received for piece goods. There, therefore, might be a lags
addi lend quantity of goods conveyed, and yet be a consider.
able diminutiea in their receipts.
Mr. KINNEAR said the company did net carry 50 000
tons of coal altogether in the whole year. (A voice—" You
should have given notice.") The moon he had not given
notice was, that he was not able, until that morning, to ex.
tract the information.
Mr. B. DODSWORTH, on the part of his brother, com-
plained that Mr. Kinnear was not instilled in stating what
he had done, because his brother bad repeatedly been on the
Whitby and Pickering line, both during the construction of
the railway, and when he wasa director. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. LLOYD, one of the committee of investigatin—Mr.
Dudeworth most ell said he had never seen the Whitby
Building Company._ Loud laughter and hisses.)
Mr. DODSWORT was glad that Mr. Lloyd bad sums-
rated his brother en this point. (Questios, question.)
Mr. GOODMAN observed that after the hold and en-
dent explanation whisk had been given by the directors, he
thought it would be bider if the committee of investigation
would, having plummeted their report, allow it there to rest.
It was suggested that both the original resolution and the
amendmint-should be withdrawn.
Mr. CHAWSHAY said if the drat pert of the report wee
withdeaws, the amendment would be withdrawn as • matter
of course.
Mr. C. WILLIAMS, of York, was in favour of adopting
'the amendment, being of *pintos that if they adopted any
other course, they would commit ea sot of self destruction.
(Applause)
Mr. Pi.KER was afraid /Ir. Meek was connected with
Hudson sad Sons—he meant the direetors—and he was
gotta sure if he yes connected with that faculty—(lwed
laeghter.)—He was proceeding to make some other remarks
which wen quite binds the question, amidst much inter-
ruption, when he (Parker) got upon a chair end continued
his eddies*, which excited much laughter and cries of
" PuU.klm down,, Cede, chair."
The CHAIRMAN (to the meeting)—l must appeal to
you to nipped me in this ems. (Renewed cries of " Pall
him down,")
Mr. PARKER stepped down, but could not be prevailed
upon to keep silence. (Cries of "Tura him oat," and
" Send for the police.") " I move," said the hon. pro-
Odor, " That the direstme of this company—that the share-
bolded, unite is a bond to Who ge"—(Ms. Ramsey
—I. there • keeper here from the asylum f)—and put them
in York Castle. (Laughter.)
Mr. LLOYD intimated that the committee could not re-
Ledo from the point as affecting the Lord Mayor, and the
London shareholders stated that they IMO ready to support
the committee in that matter.
Mr. BURGESS, of Leicester, esid It appeared to him
that the oonamittee of investigation had stultified themselves
by first agreed, to the appointment of Mr. Meek es •
director, and then nuking all this fum about his being
chairman. (Hear, hear.) Is consequence of this be should
ace contrary to the lastrusdene be rewind from a large
body of shanholden to oppose Mr. Meek, owing to his
comedies' with another company. He thought there had
never ben presented a more trumpery set denying against
a body of gantlemen—(heu, hoes)—by those who formed
part of • previous needing, who agreed In the appointment
of the directors, and who wen net opposed to them new. If
the committee bad endeed themselves simply to the
appointment of Mr. Meek as chairman, end protested
against it in the lest instenco, he would have gone with
them fully, bat what they had tailed up this question with
all sorb of extrusions matten be weld not do so.
Mr. LOVE slalsi that the Meese= were not responsible
on the qasedes of gels% and that with the greatest vigi-
lance it would be Impegible to cheek this sort of thing.
After come farther dimemitm a show of hands was taken,
and the amendment ern serried by a very large majority,
whereupon the eesnaittee demanded a poll, which was at
one* proceeded with.
The CHAIRMAN, in the 001121111 of luaan.hoor, resumed
his seat, but intimated that he was not in a position to give
anything more than • very rough estimate of the result of
the poll. And, with regard to the second branch of the
third report of the committee of inestigatioa, he stated that
the directors had conferred with the committee, and that
they were of opinion that it would be decidedly better, as

tat meeting had already lotted along. sad a the remalader
of the report 'salved say eeriest quatiose, to defer the
ameideoramol the amid put et WI ripen kr • swath,
atm the bid revert of the committee would probably be
to them. (Hear, hear.) Re bad bees valuated
raNtEbutear to state that is his remarks 'thefts the
maaciestost of the gale tans at Hall. Ica by so mesas
=mat to Mobs& die maarmemeat of Mr. Coeliac, the
moesper of the rub demises& then. (Applause.)
A joist ma thiabile lie &atom aced the coonsittee
of asammomast maa this prepostd, sad carried amidst load
lambast, it beigsuipoisi oboe tho object of the pupate
was to " maks Yip piameat."
beer.)(Lm
The rash Oita pal was declared to :
For
the adoplim of the report
For the dimatem