The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

GREAT ZABTEN.II RAILWAY.

ADJOURNED MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the
simirehelders of this complay was held at ate la 4„,
Tavern this day. Yr. GOODGON, ALP., the &sinus cd
the directors. presided.
Edam Gat mad the report of the sast'sesrs ao.
pointed at the last oteotlog, sad the retail o' the poll
which stated that the tats proxy pow•ril lodged with t 4
secretary, sod summed to be swish a at tha araltat
11141"1"porl lonmporsoto"VOY•dr.FraNnlWlrli7g(
as follste4holl 4'731.618"
s : Al
Ponces. Stook. vet.,
For iho aloasdroont 159 ... 074 831 ,7•47
MARA
Maioritr for amettdment 92 £190,830 1191
Propos tendered for pollin
Far the smandroost 284
Apiest the orosudineut

- L 790,46(
2.852,te

Majority against amendment E 2.062,011
Placing the malt of personal voting and presim
gallows :
For the ameo &neat :.
Panama proxise—etook
Against the amendment :
?enema' proxies—stock
Majority against the

£4163,335
.... 0.036.604
ck £1,874:61

Bei rettimeulishers hays to mart that by raison of ag
Womanty a eerylarp proportion of the proxies Ism
held telbe insperaliew awl bays boss rejected. The weld
melt el the p4l, *scalars is as follows :
For the 1M4061111101.

-Persouss. Stock. Vo'n.
Penosal votes
By pricy 10.771 . 107

165 0385,652
Assiut the eateedineet-- 3,611
Peron.. Stook. vat,
Permed votes 67 L 184,051
By proxy

817 5r,,0l 462 3,21
Majority fey the arseadaseat £57,190
Majority of proxies against the amendment, 152.
Your serstiosen, therefor% deelost the arnoodmest M it
airried by a majority at 587 votes, represeatiog 57,11,
dash, and they desire to Bette that they received vale*
sosiehroos from the secretary and the staff of the comm.
The fiesnirraar also read a protest signed by Mr. Edo
sue, oa behalf of himself end others, protesting sgaiestrey
melon being taken by the &rectors from any resells'
passed at the teat meeting, on the ground that the men
wee illegally conveued, tint the proxies used by the tact
et directors or the majority of Ikea had been used stew
the wishes of the parties, sad for eeriest. other mama
Mr. MAYNARD, the solicitor of the oompany, snit the
act of parilamest required that st the meeting there thsell
be present shareholders either in penes or proxy.lesiffsg
etc& to the amount of roe million. The proxies moth
the directors amounted to some three or four maim;
if those proxies had bees goad of eons that me
so question that the meeting did contain in pesm
by proxy shareholders holding stock to the amount el a
million, but by the decision of the scrutineers, in Midi
ecmcarred, those proxies could not be counted. Thorsen
why the scrutineers rejected those proxies was Matilde
act of parliament of 1881 adhesive stamps might Um{
bat the act required that the shareholders sigsinyti:
I should efface the damp, sod welts in the margin b
laf
which the proxy was to be used. Where this had n 4 tmo
dose the scrutineers rejected the proxy. With reef
the legality of the meeting it was quite dm
that no meeting could be legal unless
there sus
Present at it, either in perms, or pnay,
shareholders holding a million stock, and there was wont
of evidence that there wsethat amount of st rek repressil,
Of course he bed nothing to do with results, but his quids
was thee the meeting was sot a legal meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said, although the meeting had math
len suitiniely *ad it was sot the intention, sad ova to
the mtestioo, o' the directors to shirk the moot semi*
teveitiestioe. (Odes of "Oh.") The board though:sky
had met the particular chirps published is Oapteirfe
vk's pamphlet, sad they were of that opinion on secosesi
the great number of proxies sent to them from all paid
the kingdom.
Mr. JOCKLYN, a director, said, as this wee as 040
e should object to auythiss being done at it.
Mr. M said he did not think the legality or Me
gality of the meeting affected the gnostic.: of the eppoietant
of a committer. Any number of shareholders could ph
the directors and request te be permitrel to look into tie
seeks of the company. They were not dealing with s qtr
MONA( locality, but what they wanted was informatioms
matter bow they got it.
Mr. Fans. who represented himself se from Takata,
moved that a mmassithse of investigation he appointed.
Mr. Lear of Leeds seconded.
Mr. Oonecour, M.P., suggested tbst the question Lit
be postponed until they had a legal meeting.
Mr. MAYNAZD remarked that that would be &gristmill
to the Interests of the company.
After some discussion the motion war cevried. ladles
directors then retired ftom the room t the Chsinsia
ad
they did so in order that there might be • clear stage mei
no favour. Mx. Tindal Atkinson was thee celled to 1M

A discussion then moss as to the number of *hick Its
committee should oonaist, and it was eventually kali

five.
The following names were then moved by various ion.
holders : Mr. G. H. Turner, of Derby ; Mr. Rowley,
Hilchia ; Mr. A. Ballestrne, Mr. George Smith, Xt.
Welton, Mr. Serjeset Gensler, Mr. Bevis, end Mr. A.Oedg.
This names were then reepeetimy pat to the meet*, sal
a show of hands was taken on each, when the following SIN
sleeted:—Mr. Tamer. Mr. George Smith, Mr. Rowley,
A. Ballenlyee, and Mr. Bevis.
Mr. E. WeAßrom moved that it be se instreeies Os an
oommittes Mitt the evidence as well se the most I e
prulsl
and eircalet ed.
Mr. FRIO; seconded the motion, which was neseissamls

*Mod 40-
A vote of thanks was thee even to Mr. Tindal Atkin,*
for his imadast io the chair.
The directors then remote/red the room, and
The CHAIIIII.I mid he could enure the moils( si
behalf of the board that they were exceedingly glad the
they had arrived at this stage of the proesediep—tim
formation of a committee. He could only assure them est
there would be ao restriction put in the way of tees
mitt*. by the board, but pagans and everything relating to
the asks of the empty, and she servants of the Nov
gamy, would be at their commend.
A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Goodson for
conduct in the chair, sad the meetiag separated.

WRST LONDON WHARVES AND P7AREHOVHS
COMPANY (IJMITED).(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting was held this nfternom
at the Lodes Tavern. Ur. HOLROTD in .be el sir.
lbs
following report was presented
" The directors have to report that the esetraches res
upon the laid, and have commenced the deviating sal
wideoities or of certain roa
within
which the compaey era ail
penal to complete thin • specified time. The made
works have cot yet been commenced, the directors Ovid
had wider them moat serious °moderation the fesittalf
of am:omin a wider extent of river hostage for the*
isommodation of the traffic which has beeo, sad Is fr*
day to day being displaced from the lose: pots of fir
river, sad which, romper facilities were offered, *IOW
made available at ono, eo as to produce an immediate
revenue, without waiting for the completion of the sad*
system of docks as originally contemplated. TO steer
holders are aware that the whole extent of river froetrl
which the isompanv hu momulsory powers to rare*
only comprio. about 500 feet, the greater part d
whieb according to the original plan of the
would' have to he excavated for the purpose
forming WWI to the docks. With this object nation, de
director have for some time past been is siego
the Southwark and Vaaxhall Water Company for tb•fur.
altos of a slip of land beloegieg to that company WWII
their filter beds and the river, which bes • direct lOW
frontage of about 1,200 feet, sod they have Dow the gm&
deation to report that they have occluded as agora*
for Liss simian, perches* of that slip, together with
parte Moladed is their parliamentary poem, which me
not oely save the company from t costly proem".
under then compulsory power, but will 'cable tboole
1,7 g ;ilittiety of direct
tri;l7 "ntt
wire ligaeve.c=_,
This purism* 'act tiy could
pas theocolpesroy in possessioa
large extent of war' lege property Weedy mimic, and no
directors pa at once niacin cranes slog the hole*
'resting wareboses in the immediate vicinity, sad Wig
down tremolos to waned them and the wharves will ill
adjoieteg railways, by which insane they saddle* 11111
the company will le leg than twelve =oaths free ffilf
time be le fall sorting order. The directors halal
further to report that the 7 per omit guaranteed
tee the capital called up will be paid on the 30sh •
; September."
Ou the motion of the ohairmaa the report was AV"
•

CONVICTION FOIL LITIINGIVO TEE OILDI2
COtociL TO BURT DUMAS= CATTLE —it theby
Petty Barlow Mr. J. lboahreek, of Old Lodes F t
order is Fels, )
Ism sitosumeed for infrialisg the recas mow
by net imolai a cow which bad died of the oat pkg.
he buried ea his promisee. The tioa ems IPA
tdtedly the oommitare sprinted ht thenighbourhood's
madeetrour to stop the progress of the cattle pldi!..
seamed that a cow, bagmen to the defendant.
the settee plague as the not, and the &fondant mot so
a hawker, who mute and flayed the ordinal os dot 1M
sod took it away in kis cart la the parome et bets/
dews. The adeadant pleaded guilty, but it wso ors
I bli behalf that Ise was sot aware of the o
rder
Bras vieted is rho mitigated petal, el 101. 061%
ocut
gaysParacwis. —The Philadelphia 21_1.00
.deteriaza says them ere Mx ee eight iseubff„t7d-
physiniaos in desk ail,Mole daily prastios stow
lof the average el physicians. Os• of t-en
I Wes barns hi esusbat